Wheeler fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Kouts on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Wheeler has scored all season.
David Lindlow spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wheeler saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Bravo, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Wheeler's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7. As for Kouts, they pushed their record up to 9-4-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Wheeler will take on Lake Station Edison at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Station Edison has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.56 runs per game on average), something Wheeler will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Kouts, they will be playing at home against Hebron at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hebron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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