The Lewis Cass Kings will challenge the Caston Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Lewis Cass is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since May 15, 2024 on Wednesday. They lost 10-3 to Whitko. The loss continues a trend for the Kings in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Caston's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to West Central on Tuesday. The Comets were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Southwood. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by ten runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Logan Mollenkopf, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Gavin Mollenkopf was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Caston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwood only posted a batting average of .273.
Caston's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lewis Cass, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Lewis Cass took their win against Caston when the teams last played back in May of 2018 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Kings repeat their success, or do the Comets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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