Softball Preview: Wheeler County Bulldogs vs. Treutlen Vikings
Wheeler County is 9-1 against Treutlen since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wheeler County Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Treutlen Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Wheeler County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Treutlen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wheeler County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past First Preparatory Christian Academy 21-3 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Treutlen came up short against Wilcox County last Tuesday and fell 9-5. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly four runs.
Ella Roberson put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Roberson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ruthie Blair was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Those RBI were her first of the season.
Even though they lost, Treutlen hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilcox County struck out ten times.
Wheeler County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Treutlen, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Wheeler County took their win against Treutlen when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Wheeler County repeat their success, or does Treutlen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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