Softball Preview: Kickapoo Chiefs vs. Republic Tigers
Kickapoo has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Republic Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kickapoo will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run they dealt Neosho on Tuesday. Kickapoo put the hurt on Neosho with a sharp 15-2 win.
Meanwhile, Republic came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Yellowjackets.
Kickapoo pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Republic, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Kickapoo was able to grind out a solid victory over Republic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 4-0. Will Kickapoo repeat their success, or does Republic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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