Smith-Cotton is 0-5 against Willard since April of 2021 but things could change on Friday. Smith-Cotton will challenge Willard at 5:00 p.m. Smith-Cotton will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Smith-Cotton is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since April 17th on Thursday. They lost 18-9 to Blue Springs. Even though they lost, the Tigers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Kendall Hagedorn led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Talon Newell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last nine contests, Willard finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Neosho by a score of 3-2. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Willard's loss dropped their record down to 30-5. As for Smith-Cotton, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
Smith-Cotton suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Willard when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Smith-Cotton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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