Baseball Preview: Auburn Trojans vs. Nokomis Redskins
The Auburn Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Nokomis Redskins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Auburn came up short against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central and fell 7-2.
Jed Furguson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run. Evan Kessler was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Nokomis waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lancers and snuck past 6-5.
Auburn's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Nokomis, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Auburn suffered a grim 16-9 defeat to Nokomis in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Auburn, Matthew Ulrici (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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