Baseball Recap: Dwight's Victory on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

05/07/25 @ Midland	16
03/25/25 @ Henry-Senachwine	15
05/05/25 vs Grant Park	14
03/28/25 @ Lanphier	14
04/23/25 vs Iroquois West	10

Dwight entered their tilt with Midland on Wednesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Timberwolves a 16-0 shutout. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.

Dwight's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Midland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11-3 record this season.

Dwight will welcome Herscher at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 3.6, the Tigers 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Midland, they will head out to face off against Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Rockets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Timberwolves' hitters will have their work cut out for them.