The Western Wayne Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Montrose Meteors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Western Wayne nor Lakeland made it on the board until the eighth inning. The Wildcats fell just short of the Chiefs by a score of 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Damian Glackin spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Western Wayne saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Durso, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Montrose came into Monday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over Carbondale Area on Monday. Considering the Meteors have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Adam Sorensen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Christopher McGee was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Montrose is undefeated when McGee posts two or more runs, but 5-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Lukas Cokely, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
The victory got Montrose back to even at 8-8. As for Western Wayne, they dropped their record down to 6-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Western Wayne came up short against Montrose when the teams last played back in March of 2016, falling 6-3. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
