The Wheatland Mules will venture away from home to square off against the Liberal Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wheatland is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Wheatland lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Crocker, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's match. The Mules put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 9-0 win on Wednesday. The Mules might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by eight runs or more this season.
Brett Dougherty was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 6.2 innings pitched. Dougherty was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Brock Mendenhall was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted over his last 11 games. Another player making a difference was Andrew Dougherty, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Liberal lost 12-3 to Stockton on Tuesday.
Wheatland pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Liberal, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Wheatland was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberal in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mules since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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