For the second straight game, Wilmington will face off against Herscher. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Tigers at 4:29 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Wilmington 2.3, Herscher 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Herscher's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Wilmington hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Wildcats never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Monday.
Not much got past Lucas Rink, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Herscher off the board. Rink has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Wilmington's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Holman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Zach Ohlund also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Wilmington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Herscher, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 12-2 record.
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