Baseball Preview: Wheeler Bearcats vs. Munster Mustangs
The Wheeler Bearcats will head out on the road to square off against the Munster Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Wheeler has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Munster will come in with five straight wins.
Wheeler will head into Monday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Portage on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-run defeat they were dealt on Friday. Wheeler fell just short of Portage by a score of 9-7.
Nick Bravo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas McNamara, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Munster got the win against Kankakee Valley on Thursday by a conclusive 11-1.
Fuller Tyler tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Jarrett Mason was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nyhan TJ, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Wheeler's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Munster, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
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