Baseball Preview: Glide Wildcats vs. Coquille Red Devils
Glide is 9-1 against Coquille since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Glide Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Coquille Red Devils at 12:00 p.m. Glide will be strutting in after a victory while Coquille will be coming in after a loss.
Glide will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Sutherlin 7-5.
Dylan Standley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Standley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paul Kercher, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Landon Allen, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Coquille was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Marshfield by a score of 5-4.
Glide's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-9. As for Coquille, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Glide beat Coquille 5-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glide since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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