Baseball Preview: Chrisman Bears vs. Winnetonka Griffins
The Chrisman Bears will head out on the road to take on the Winnetonka Griffins at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Winnetonka is hoping to do on Wednesday what Raytown couldn't on Monday: put an end to Chrisman's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Chrisman's way against Raytown as Chrisman made off with an 11-3 win. With that victory, Chrisman brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Mason Kates made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Kates was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Cooper Hudson was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Jackson Dillard was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Winnetonka put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Ruskin with a sharp 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Winnetonka.
Chrisman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Winnetonka, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Chrisman suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Winnetonka when the teams last played on April 11th. Can Chrisman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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