Kickapoo can bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the La Farge Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Jace Nagel made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. He has become a key player for Kickapoo: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 1-9 otherwise. Nagel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Rhonan Culver
| 05/12/26 @ La Farge | 3 |
| 05/07/26 @ Ithaca | 1 |
| 05/04/26 vs North Crawford | 1 |
| 04/30/26 vs De Soto | 1 |
| 04/09/26 @ North Crawford | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rhonan Culver, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brentyn Ewing, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
The win was their first on the road, bumping their record up to 3-10. As for La Farge, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Kickapoo is set to square off against their familiar foe Wauzeka-Steuben at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, La Farge will challenge rival De Soto at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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