Softball Preview: Wheaton North Falcons vs. Lake Park Lancers
The Wheaton North Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Park Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheaton North has seven straight wins, Lake Park has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wheaton North is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Geneva (and have done all season long). Wheaton North blew past Geneva 12-1.
Hannah Wulf tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Erin Metz was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Makayla Hammer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lake Park didn't have quite enough to beat Wheaton North on Friday and fell 3-2.
Kylie Pytlak was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Wheaton North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Lake Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Wheaton North hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lake Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wheaton North skirted past Lake Park 3-2 in their previous matchup on Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheaton North 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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