Baseball Preview: Wheeling Wildcats vs. Palatine Pirates
Wheeling and Palatine are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Wheeling Wildcats will be playing at home against the Palatine Pirates at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Wheeling's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Buffalo Grove on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Bison. That's two games in a row now that Wheeling has lost by exactly eight runs.
Meanwhile, Palatine also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 6-0 to Conant on Wednesday.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Palatine, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-16.
Wheeling came up short against Palatine when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Will Wheeling have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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