Treutlen is 1-9 against Wheeler County since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Treutlen Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Treutlen came up short against Wilcox County and fell 9-5. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ella Roberson put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Roberson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ruthie Blair was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Those RBI were her first of the season.
Even though they lost, Treutlen hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilcox County struck out ten times.
Meanwhile, Wheeler County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Highlanders with a sharp 21-3 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Treutlen's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Wheeler County, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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