Baseball Recap: Whiting Oilers vs. Illiana Christian Vikings
Whiting lost against Illiana Christian last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Whiting Oilers fell 5-2 to the Illiana Christian Vikings. Whiting has not had much luck with Illiana Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Whiting saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Illiana Christian's side, the team relied heavily on Isaac VanderWoude, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. VanderWoude is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Nick Neri was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Whiting's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Illiana Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-3.
Whiting will head out on the road to take on Hammond Morton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Illiana Christian, they will square off against Marian Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marian Catholic is coming into the game with five straight losses at home, meaning Illiana Christian will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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