Orion is 6-0 against Kewanee since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Orion Chargers will look to defend their home field against the Kewanee Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. Orion is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Orion's 22-10 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-3 walloping at the hands of Sherrard on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Kewanee didn't have quite enough to beat Princeton on Thursday and fell 3-2. Kewanee has not had much luck with Princeton recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Kewanee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colson Welgat, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Welgat has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Orion's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Kewanee, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Orion took their victory against Kewanee in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-8. Will Orion repeat their success, or does Kewanee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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