The Crismon Rattlers will head out on the road to square off against the Northwest Christian Crusaders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Crismon sitting on four straight victories and Northwest Christian on seven.
Crismon can't be too worried about heading out to take on Northwest Christian: they just beat River Valley at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Crismon came out on top against River Valley by a score of 9-6 on Tuesday.
Kenny Wilsford made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Wilsford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wilsford was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Wilsford wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Easton Wilsford, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Preston Hammond, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian put the finishing touches on their 16th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Blue Ridge 18-3.
Crismon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5-1 record this season. As for Northwest Christian, they pushed their record up to 23-2 with that win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season.
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