Baseball Preview: Widefield Gladiators vs. Coronado Cougars
Widefield is 2-8 against Coronado since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Widefield Gladiators will look to defend their home field against the Coronado Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Widefield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Widefield had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Coronado.
Liam Gordon was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Gordon was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Gordon wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zane Cleaton, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Widefield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Widefield's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Coronado, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Widefield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coronado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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