The Wootton Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Whitman Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, Wootton came up short against Sherwood and fell 8-4. That's two games in a row now that Wootton has lost by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Whitman put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with an 11-8 victory over Bethesda-Chevy Chase. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for three runs.
Wells Twining tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Murley, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. Leo Pelmotor was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Wootton's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Whitman, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Wootton came up short against Whitman when the teams last played back in March, falling 10-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitman's Connor Werkman, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Wootton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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