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| 04/13/24 - Away | 17-7 W |
| 04/06/24 - Away | 13-6 W |
| 04/16/21 - Neutral | 13-4 W |
| 04/16/21 - Neutral | 13-4 W |
| 04/06/21 - Away | 19-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hermann is 8-2 against Cuba since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bearcats will welcome the Wildcats at 12:30 p.m. Hermann is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Hermann is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Owensville by a score of 17-16 on Thursday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cuba, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in March. Everything went their way against Steelville on Thursday as they made off with a 14-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Braden Gipson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Gipson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Whittaker was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Logan Mcdonald, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Cuba always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cuba's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Hermann, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Hermann took their win against Cuba when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 17-7 score. Will the Bearcats repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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