Baseball Game Preview: Smith-Cotton Tigers vs. Hickman Kewpies

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 4:08am

Baseball Preview: Smith-Cotton Tigers vs. Hickman Kewpies

Smith-Cotton is 1-9 against Hickman since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Smith-Cotton Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Hickman Kewpies at 5:00 p.m. Smith-Cotton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

Smith-Cotton's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Marshall. The win made it back-to-back victories for Smith-Cotton.

Jonathen Oconnell was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with six RBI, two doubles, and a run. Cooper Woolery was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Hickman fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Parkway South on Saturday. Hickman has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Smith-Cotton now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Hickman, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.

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