Kettle Run has won four straight games at home, while Skyline has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Cougars will host the Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Kettle Run's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Skyline's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kettle Run's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Manassas Park. Considering Kettle Run has won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Skyline ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Meridian 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for the Hawks as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Izaiah Matthews and Cameron Kerns made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Matthews didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Kerns struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. At the plate, Matthews went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs, while Kerns went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mark Jeffries, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
Kettle Run has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Skyline, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Kettle Run skirted past Skyline 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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