The Kent Island Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the Queen Anne's County Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Kent Island took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Cambridge-South Dorchester get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Queen Anne's County). They were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over North Dorchester on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
Ethan Keppler looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nathan Procopio was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Clough, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
Queen Anne's County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Queen Anne's County and bumps their season record up to 5-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Kent Island, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Kent Island suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Queen Anne's County when the teams last played back in March. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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