Baseball Recap: Whiting Oilers vs. Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles
There's no place like home for Whiting, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They never let the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Whiting, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Whiting let Nick Davenport and Beau Harbin loose on the outfield. Davenport went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Harbin scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kyle Denecke, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
On Lake Station Edison's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Rowan, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Whiting made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Lake Station Edison, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Whiting will be playing in front of their home fans against River Forest at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Forest knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Whiting likes a good challenge. As for Lake Station Edison, they will head out on the road to face off against Hammond Bishop Noll at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Station Edison has given up an average of 15 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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