Baseball Preview: East Webster Wolverines vs. Choctaw County Chargers
East Webster has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Choctaw County Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in East Webster's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
East Webster put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Choctaw County onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
East Webster got a great performance from Jordan Gaskin as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over 4.2 innings pitched. Gaskin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Stetson Perkins and Mason Richardson did most of the damage at the plate: Perkins scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Richardson scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Kaleb Warnock was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
East Webster pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs per game. As for Choctaw County, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
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