Baseball Game Preview: Hickman Kewpies vs. Kickapoo Chiefs

The Hickman Kewpies will challenge the Kickapoo Chiefs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hickman will be strutting in after a victory while Kickapoo will be coming in after a loss.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Hickman turned things around against Hannibal on Thursday. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 8-4.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Kickapoo's offense. They fell just short of Har-Ber by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The Chiefs have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

Hickman's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Kickapoo, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.

Hickman was able to grind out a solid victory over Kickapoo when the teams last played back in April of 2021, winning 8-3. Will the Kewpies repeat their success, or do the Chiefs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.