Softball Recap: Wheeler's Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Bearcats

Margin (Wins)

05/17/25 vs Concord	18
05/12/25 @ Calumet New Tech	15
05/05/25 @ Lake Station Edison	15
04/29/25 vs River Forest	15
05/06/25 vs Lake Station Edison	13

Wheeler extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 15-5 in the process. Everything went their way against the North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays as they made off with a 16-6 win. Considering the Bearcats have won ten contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Grace Gabriel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Wheeler let Abby Allen and Rileyann Welch run wild. Allen went 3-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and one triple, while Welch went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those six RBI gave Allen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Hessling, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

Wheeler hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least two batters in five consecutive matchups.

As for North Judson-San Pierre, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat they have suffered since April 10th.

On North Judson-San Pierre's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Madsen, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Peyton Reed also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.

Coming up, Wheeler will challenge Glenn at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Judson-San Pierre, they will face off against Kouts at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.