Baseball Game Preview: Whiting Oilers vs. East Chicago Central Cardinals

The Whiting Oilers will venture away from home to take on the East Chicago Central Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whiting will be strutting in after a victory while East Chicago Central will be coming in after a defeat.

If Whiting beats East Chicago Central with 16 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Oilers put the hurt on Calumet New Tech with a sharp 16-3 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Oilers.

Meanwhile, East Chicago Central lost 13-3 to Hammond Bishop Noll on Monday. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

East Chicago Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Whiting, their victory bumped their record up to 3-19.

Whiting took their win against East Chicago Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 15-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Oilers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.