The Indiana Little Indians will head out on the road to take on the Kiski School Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Indiana's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Kiski School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Indiana 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 sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Obama Academy of International Studies.
Ryan Okopal and Jon Cribbs dominated on the mound. Okopal struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits, while Cribbs pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trevor Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Shank, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kiski School didn't have quite enough to beat Leechburg on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Kiski School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Gates, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Indiana has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Kiski School, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Indiana has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Kiski School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Indiana's way against Kiski School in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Indiana made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indiana since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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