Baseball Game Preview: Sickles Gryphons vs. Wharton Wildcats

For the second straight game, Sickles will face off against Wharton. The Gryphons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sickles 4.1, Wharton 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Sickles is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Wharton with a sharp 18-8 win. The Gryphons' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Jaden Nazar

Hits (Career)

05/07/25 vs Wharton	4
04/30/25 vs East Lake	3
02/18/25 @ Robinson	3
04/12/24 vs Bloomingdale	3
03/19/24 @ Plant City	3

The team relied heavily on Jaden Nazar, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Yost, who went 1-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Sickles was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wharton only posted a batting average of .217.

Sickles has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wharton, their loss dropped their record down to 25-7.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Sickles hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wharton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.