Baseball Game Preview: Anderson Raptors vs. Simon Kenton Pioneers

The Anderson Raptors will face off against the Simon Kenton Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Wednesday just wasn't the day for Anderson's offense. They fell just short of Turpin by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday.

Connor Fecher

Base on Balls Against

04/23/25 @ Turpin	2
04/21/25 vs Turpin	0
04/18/25 @ Kings	2
04/14/25 @ Lebanon	1
04/08/25 @ Loveland	2

Connor Fecher was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

Meanwhile, Simon Kenton made easy work of Holy Cross on Tuesday and carried off a 10-2 victory. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Tre Beach looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.

At the plate, Simon Kenton got a massive performance out of Jacob Piper, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs Piper has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Ruete, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Simon Kenton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 12.4.

Simon Kenton has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Anderson, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Anderson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Simon Kenton struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.