Baseball Preview: McKeel Academy Wildcats vs. Hardee Wildcats
The McKeel Academy Wildcats will stay at home for another game and welcome the Hardee Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (McKeel Academy: 2, Hardee: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
McKeel Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Robinson onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Not much got past Caleb Clanton, who gave up just one hit to keep Robinson off the board. Clanton has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, KJ Scobey was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Thomas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hardee entered their tilt with Estero with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats on Wednesday and snuck past 7-5.
Kellon Lindsey was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
McKeel Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 22-5 record this season. As for Hardee, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
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