The Wheeling Park Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Oak Glen Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
After only one run in their last contest, Wheeling Park made sure to put some runs up on the board against Brooke on Monday. Wheeling Park put the hurt on Brooke with a sharp 13-5 victory.
Delaney Randolph made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Randolph has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Randolph was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Bryn Ernest and Katelyn Kozlowski did most of the damage at the plate: Ernest went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a stolen base, while Kozlowski scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Faith Randolph was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oak Glen had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Potters a 15-0 shutout. Considering Oak Glen has won five games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The win got Wheeling Park back to even at 3-3. As for Oak Glen, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Wheeling Park beat Oak Glen 11-6 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeling Park since the team 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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