Merrillville came into Saturday's matchup having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past the Whiting Oilers 11-1. Merrillville's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Kaleb Henry tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Trevor Goodwin was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Magallon, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Merrillville made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-6. As for Whiting, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Merrillville will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Portage at 4:30 p.m. Portage will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Whiting, they will be playing at home against Wheeler at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Whiting has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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