The Kiski School Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Perkiomen School Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kiski School will head into Tuesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a seven-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Obama Academy of International Studies on Tuesday. Kiski School narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Obama Academy of International Studies 6-4.
Eli Fontanez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Fontanez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Fontanez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Fielding Strauss, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Perkiomen School waltzed into their contest last Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Raiders 13-0. Perkiomen School's win was all the more impressive since Hun was averaging only 3.25 runs allowed on the season.
Kiski School now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Perkiomen School, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kiski School has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Perkiomen School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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