Baseball Recap: Whitko Wildcats vs. Prairie Heights Panthers
Whitko won the last time they faced Prairie Heights, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Whitko Wildcats skirted past the Prairie Heights Panthers 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Whitko.
Easton Grable tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Hoffman, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Prairie Heights' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin White, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Whitko's victory bumped their record up to 12-10-2. As for Prairie Heights, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-20.
Whitko will stay at home for another game and welcome Lakewood Park Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood Park Christian is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Whitko will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Prairie Heights, they will square off against Westview at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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