Baseball Recap: La Farge Wildcats vs. Kickapoo Panthers
La Farge won the last time they faced Kickapoo, and things went their way on Monday too. The La Farge Wildcats came out on top against the Kickapoo Panthers by a score of 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for La Farge.
For Kickapoo's part, Ben Culver put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Culver has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Culver was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Culver wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Wallace, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
La Farge's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Kickapoo, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Farge will take on Barneveld at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Barneveld's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so La Farge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kickapoo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ithaca at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ithaca will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Kickapoo surely won't give up without a fight.
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