Baseball Preview: Durant Wildcats vs. Springville Orioles
The Durant Wildcats will be playing at home against the Springville Orioles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Springville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Durant, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Durant needed a bit of extra time to put away Mid-Prairie. They skirted past the Golden Hawks 8-6.
Durant got a great performance from Collier Rockow as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Rockow has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cohen Kilker was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Kaden Sickels was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Springville didn't have quite enough to beat North Cedar on Wednesday and fell 3-1. Springville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Durant's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-11. As for Springville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Durant took their victory against Springville in their previous meeting back in June of 2019 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Durant repeat their success, or does Springville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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