Baseball Game Preview: Wister Wildcats vs. Wilburton Diggers

Wister has gone a perfect 3-0 against Wilburton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Diggers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Wilburton will be up against a hot Wister team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Wildcats put the hurt on Panama with a sharp 17-10 victory on Thursday. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Torben Vocque was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Turnipseed, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Wister was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Panama only posted a batting average of .259.

Wilburton never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Allen last Thursday. They blew past the Mustangs 11-2.

Wister pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Wilburton, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

Everything went Wister's way against Wilburton when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Wister made off with a 6-0 win. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Diggers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.