Kickapoo is 1-9 against De Soto since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kickapoo Panthers will head out on the road to take on the De Soto Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kickapoo is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against North Crawford by a score of 9-5 on Monday.
Ben Culver and Ryther Gehrke were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Culver pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gehrke struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. At the plate, Culver scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Gehrke scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Jace Nagel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, De Soto won against La Farge last Monday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. De Soto came out on top in a nail-biter against Weston and snuck past 4-3. The victory was nothing new for De Soto as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kickapoo's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-5. As for De Soto, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Kickapoo came out on top in a nail-biter against De Soto in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Does Kickapoo have another victory up their sleeve, or will De Soto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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