The Kirkwood Cobras are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the West Creek Coyote at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Kirkwood is leaving town to face West Creek after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Kirkwood came up short against White House-Heritage on Thursday, falling 12-0.
Kirkwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Pineda, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
West Creek not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 4, 2024. Everything went their way against Houston County as West Creek made off with a 17-5 victory. The Coyote haven't had any issues with the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Donte Castro was a standout: he scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Those five runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Julio Perez, who scored four runs while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.
West Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .627. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Houston County only posted an OBP of .455.
Kirkwood skirted past West Creek 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirkwood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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