Whitehall-Yearling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 14-1 to the Grandview Heights Bobcats. That's two games in a row now that Whitehall-Yearling has lost by exactly 13 runs.
Whitehall-Yearling saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Strickler, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Strickler has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
On Grandview Heights' side, Kaiden Lutsch and Zach Loy made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Lutsch didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Loy pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Lutsch scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Loy scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Matter, who went 1-for-3 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Greer, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Whitehall-Yearling's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Grandview Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Whitehall-Yearling will head out on the road to challenge Grandview Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Grandview Heights will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for they, they will head out on the road to square off against Centennial at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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