Baseball Preview: Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles vs. Wheeler Bearcats
Lake Station Edison is 0-10 against Wheeler since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles are on the road again to play the Wheeler Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lake Station Edison lost 13-7 to Hammond Morton on Thursday.
Jimmy Hastings was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Rowan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wheeler fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Kouts on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs & Fillies by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Wheeler has lost by just one run.
David Lindlow spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wheeler saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Bravo, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Lake Station Edison's record is now 3-7. As for Wheeler, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.
Lake Station Edison might still be hurting after the 19-3 defeat they got from Wheeler in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Lake Station Edison, Kris Kingery (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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