Baseball Preview: Boone Grove Wolves vs. Wheeler Bearcats
The Boone Grove Wolves will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Wheeler Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheeler is hoping to do on Wednesday what South Central couldn't on Monday: put an end to Boone Grove's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Boone Grove's pitcher stepped up to hand South Central a 9-0 shutout.
Seth Pitcock was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Pitcock was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Davian Carrera was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Tristan Wilson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wheeler got the win against Calumet New Tech on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wheeler.
Like Boone Grove, Wheeler also got a great game from a two-way player: Logan Bigham. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bigham was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Gaetz, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Boone Grove has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Wheeler, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Boone Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wheeler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Boone Grove took their win against Wheeler in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 16-1. Will Boone Grove repeat their success, or does Wheeler have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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