Baseball Game Preview: Whiting Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 3:54am

Baseball Preview: Whiting Oilers vs. Griffith Panthers

Whiting is 0-8 against Griffith since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Whiting Oilers will head out on the road to challenge the Griffith Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Whiting fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Hammond Morton on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Governors by a score of 10-9. Whiting's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Meanwhile, Griffith fell victim to Munster and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. They lost 9-0 to the Mustangs. Griffith has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Whiting's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Griffith, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.

Whiting suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Griffith in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Whiting avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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