The Kiefer Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Oklahoma Union Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Kiefer is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Dewar just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Trojans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Oklahoma Union challenged Morrison on Tuesday. The Cougars came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 9-5. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Tanner Dickson and Nathan Dean were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Dickson struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Dean pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Dickson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Dickson got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two doubles and two RBI, while Dean scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those two runs gave Dean a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jake Harris and Jace Buckley did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Buckley scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Buckley a new career-high. Baylor Murray also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Oklahoma Union kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Oklahoma Union pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Kiefer, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Kiefer might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Oklahoma Union when the teams last played back in April of 2016. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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