The Wheatland Mules will face off against the Greenfield Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheatland has six straight victories, Greenfield has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Wheatland got the win against Macks Creek by a conclusive 13-1. Fans of the Mules have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Nathan Sawyer was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Sawyer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brett Dougherty was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI. Another player making a difference was Andrew Dougherty, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Wheatland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .432 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Greenfield duked it out with Dadeville on Tuesday. Greenfield lost 14-3 to Dadeville.
Wheatland pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Greenfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Wheatland's way against Greenfield when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Wheatland made off with a 12-0 win. Does Wheatland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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