Baseball Preview: Wheeling Wildcats vs. Buffalo Grove Bison
Wheeling is 0-10 against Buffalo Grove since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wheeling Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Buffalo Grove Bison at 4:45 p.m.
Wheeling lost 9-1 to Buffalo Grove on Monday. Wheeling has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Buffalo Grove's part, Payton Diaz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up seven Ks. Diaz has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Zach Picciola was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jonah Pomerantz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Buffalo Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11-1 record this season.
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