The Kokomo Wildkats will head out on the road to face off against the Lapel Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kokomo is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 14-10 victory over Marion on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kokomo.
Jordyn Gillespie was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Harry Blake, who scored three runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Lapel sidestepped New Castle for a 3-2 win.
Lapel's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kai Newman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Kokomo now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Lapel, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kokomo has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lapel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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