Baseball Preview: Simon Kenton Pioneers vs. Beechwood Tigers
The Simon Kenton Pioneers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Beechwood Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Simon Kenton: 3.4, Beechwood: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Simon Kenton sidestepped Cooper for a 6-5 victory.
Meanwhile, Beechwood waltzed into their matchup on Sunday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Crusaders onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Not much got past Chase Flaherty, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep St. Henry off the board. Flaherty has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kegan Hutton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Detzel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Simon Kenton's victory bumped their record up to 21-8. As for Beechwood, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
Simon Kenton skirted past Beechwood 10-9 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Simon Kenton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beechwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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