Kokomo is 1-8 against Westfield since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Kokomo Wildkats will be staying on the road to face off against the Westfield Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m. Kokomo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Kokomo is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lapel 15-14.
Kokomo let Jude Rivers and Jordyn Gillespie loose on the outfield. Rivers scored four runs while going 3-for-4, while Gillespie got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a double. Rivers continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Eli Roe was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Westfield earned a 9-5 victory over Hamilton Southeastern on Friday.
Sam Everts looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Fero, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Rudolph, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Kokomo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Westfield, their record now sits at 13-10.
Kokomo came up short against Westfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Kokomo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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