Baseball Game Preview: Klahowya Plays at Home

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 2:30am

Baseball Preview: Klahowya Eagles vs. Charles Wright Tarriers

Klahowya is 5-0 against Charles Wright since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Klahowya Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Charles Wright Tarriers at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Klahowya's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matchups.

Klahowya stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They beat Chimacum by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-2. With that victory, Klahowya brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Owen Wood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

In other pitching news, Garrett Kemp tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

Back at the plate, Carson Langguth and Carson Moore did most of the damage at the plate: Langguth went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, a triple, and a run, while Moore scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Moore is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Michael, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Charles Wright fell victim to Vashon Island and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 2-0.

Klahowya has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Charles Wright, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.

Klahowya took their win against Charles Wright in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Does Klahowya have another victory up their sleeve, or will Charles Wright turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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