Whiteland entered their tilt with Greenwood with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Greenwood Woodmen with a sharp 11-3 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for Whiteland, who have now won three matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Kayden Wilson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Wilson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Ethan Engel looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Drew Helton, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peyton Dickens, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Greenwood's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Pierce, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Whiteland pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Greenwood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Whiteland will head out on the road to take on Franklin Community at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Whiteland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Greenwood, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Decatur Central at 6:00 p.m. Decatur Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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