For the second straight game, Hickman will face off against Smith-Cotton. The Kewpies will be playing at home against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hickman has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hickman lost 14-6 to Smith-Cotton on Tuesday. The Kewpies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Smith-Cotton's part, they got a great performance from Jayden Archibeque as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Archibeque has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Karson Wiskur was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaden Wiskur, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Smith-Cotton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The victory (which was Smith-Cotton's seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hickman, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
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