Baseball Preview: Sissonville Indians vs. Scott Skyhawks
The Sissonville Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Scott Skyhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sissonville will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Sissonville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Point Pleasant. Sissonville's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Eli Simonton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Simonton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Simonton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tristen Portz was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Scott has not done well against Logan recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Scott narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Logan 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Scott.
Scott let Kedron Elkins and Luke Knight loose on the outfield. Elkins scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Knight scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Sissonville has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Scott, their record now sits at 14-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sissonville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Scott struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sissonville couldn't quite finish off Scott in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Sissonville, Griffin Miller (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit) 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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