Baseball Recap: Wharton Wildcats vs. Spoto Spartans
Wharton only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Spoto on Monday. The Wharton Wildcats put the hurt on the Spoto Spartans with a sharp 14-4 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Wharton also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2018.
Daniel Duno looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Wharton got a massive performance out of Justis Meadows, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jake Turer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Spoto's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MICHAEL MCQUEEN, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Wharton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-10. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs per game. As for Spoto, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Wharton will head out on the road to take on Freedom at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Spoto, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Bloomingdale at 7:00 p.m. Spoto has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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