Baseball Game Preview: Kenowa Hills Knights vs. Sparta Spartans

For the second straight game, Kenowa Hills will face off against Sparta. The Knights will head out to face off against the Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kenowa Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

On Monday, Kenowa Hills earned an 8-3 victory over Sparta.

Chastyn Cole

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/19/25 vs Sparta	3
04/21/25 vs Forest Hills Northern	2
04/29/25 @ Lowell	1
04/16/25 vs Cedar Springs	1

Chastyn Cole was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Lake, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Brennan Gustinis, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Kenowa Hills is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-10.