The Kentwood Conquerors will square off against the Bethel Bison at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bethel took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Kentwood, who comes in off a win.
If Kentwood beats Bethel with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Conquerors never let Auburn get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Conquerors in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won five in a row.
Isaac Hall tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He also allowed no hits, which is notable because Kentwood is 3-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 5-8 otherwise.
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On the hitting side, Kentwood let Cody Hipolito and Cael Miller run wild. Hipolito got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Miller went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Hipolito has become a key player for Kentwood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Tucker Maurer was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Bethel lost 9-2 to Curtis on Tuesday. The Bison haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Bethel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kole Ward, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Bethel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Kentwood, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
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