Baseball Game Preview: Palestine-Wheatley Patriots vs. England Lions

Palestine-Wheatley is a perfect 9-0 against England since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the England Lions at 4:30 p.m. Palestine-Wheatley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so England's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Palestine-Wheatley saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell just short of Newport by a score of 5-4. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jacob Hickman

Stolen Base

03/14/25 @ Newport	2
03/13/25 @ DeWitt	2
03/10/25 vs Hazen	3

Jacob Hickman put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.

Hickman wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Hoggatt, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Brody Parker was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for England, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hazen a 10-0 shutout on Friday.

England's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Palestine-Wheatley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.

Palestine-Wheatley took their win against England in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Palestine-Wheatley repeat their success, or does England have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.