04/01/25 vs Climax Springs | 16-0 |
03/31/25 @ Weaubleau | 2-0 |
03/28/25 vs Greenfield | 14-4 |
03/27/25 vs Macks Creek | 13-1 |
03/25/25 @ Fair Play | 18-0 |
+ 4 more games |
Wheatland put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Climax Springs Cougars get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mules considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Brock Mendenhall made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mendenhall was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Andrew Dougherty was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Another player making a difference was Lukas Gautieri, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Wheatland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .579. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Wheatland pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Climax Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Looking ahead, Wheatland will face off against Halfway at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Climax Springs, they will head out on the road to take on Osage at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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