The Wiley Panthers will take on the Stratton Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wiley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on McClave with a sharp 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wiley.
Grant Mauch and Evan Larrick made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Mauch didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Larrick pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mauch has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Mauch scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Larrick scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Pearson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Conner Karr was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Stratton came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Tigers 14-6.
Like Wiley, Stratton also got a great game from a two-way player: Dawson Thompson. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Thompson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Cyler Notter was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Charlie Tagtmeyer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Wiley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Stratton, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6.
Wiley suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Stratton in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stratton's Ethan Bohnen, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that Wiley 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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