The Kirkwood Cobras will venture away from home to face off against the Milan Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kirkwood will be strutting in after a victory while Milan will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Kirkwood turned things around against Todd County Central on Friday. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 12-2 win. The Cobras not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 8th (when they won 21-3).
Cole Johnson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
| 04/25/25 vs Todd County Central | 3 |
| 04/14/25 @ Springfield | 2 |
| 03/08/25 @ West Creek | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Rossview | 1 |
| 04/18/25 @ Logan County | 1 |
On the hitting side, Mathew Dirks was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Andruw West also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Kirkwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Todd County Central only posted a batting average of .222.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Milan's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 11-4 to Henry County.
Milan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Milligan, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Milan's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Kirkwood, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-15.
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