Baseball Game Preview: Whitko Wildcats vs. South Adams Starfires

The Whitko Wildcats will challenge the South Adams Starfires at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Whitko is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Columbia City hit Whitko with a eight-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats fell 9-4 to the Eagles. The Wildcats have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

Riley Harman and Easton Grable stepped up to the plate in a big way. Harman got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Grable went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, South Adams didn't have quite enough to beat Adams Central on Thursday and fell 10-9.

Derek McKean and Jax Wanner did some serious damage despite the final result: McKean got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Wanner went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Sty Pyle, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.

South Adams' defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Whitko, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.

South Adams' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Whitko hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .340. It's a different story for South Adams, though, as they've only averaged .214. Will they be able to contain Whitko's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.