Baseball Preview: Wilmington Wildcats vs. Dwight Trojans
The Wilmington Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Dwight Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wilmington comes in on 15 and Dwight on four.
Wilmington is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Manteno (and have done all season long). Wilmington put the hurt on Manteno with a sharp 11-2 win on Thursday.
Ryan Kettman made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Kettman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Rink, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Dierks Geiss was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dwight can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Fieldcrest 9-3.
Wilmington's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Dwight, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Everything went Wilmington's way against Dwight when the teams last played back in March of 2019 as Wilmington made off with a 13-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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