Baseball Preview: Kimberly Bulldogs vs. Buhl Indians
After four games on the road, Kimberly is heading back home. They will take on the Buhl Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kimberly stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Filer as Kimberly made off with a 14-8 victory.
Hudson Flameling was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Garrett Nelson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Buhl scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let Declo onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Porter Higley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Higley has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Higley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Buhl got a massive performance out of Jayme Ramos, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Remington Higley was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Kimberly is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Buhl, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7-1.
Kimberly's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. Kimberly has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Buhl, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Kimberly continue to outrun the ball?
Everything went Kimberly's way against Buhl in their previous matchup back in March as Kimberly made off with an 11-3 victory. Will Kimberly repeat their success, or does Buhl have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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