Baseball Preview: Whitehaven Tigers vs. White Station Spartans
Whitehaven has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the White Station Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Whitehaven's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so White Station's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Whitehaven's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Northpoint Christian on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Whitehaven's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, White Station gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They put the hurt on Overton with a sharp 14-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Justin Wilson, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Lomax, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI.
Whitehaven's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3. As for White Station, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
White Station's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Whitehaven hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. It's a different story for White Station, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Whitehaven's hitters?
Whitehaven came out on top in a nail-biter against White Station when the teams last played on Monday, sneaking past 11-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitehaven 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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