The Kokomo Wildkats will challenge the Twin Lakes Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Kokomo earned a 5-1 win over Lebanon. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildkats.
Meanwhile, Twin Lakes waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged out the Kougars 7-5.
Mason Brummett made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Brummett was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Twin Lakes is 11-1 when Brummett posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Carson Wagner was excellent, going 1-for-4 with four stolen bases and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Goyer, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Twin Lakes pushed their record up to 17-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Kokomo, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Everything went Kokomo's way against Twin Lakes in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, as Kokomo made off with a 9-0 win. Will the Wildkats repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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