Wheeling made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Conant, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Wildcats fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Ava Shrake put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Shrake was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, Mia Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Conant, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Looking ahead, Wheeling will head out on the road to take on Buffalo Grove at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Conant, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fremd at 4:45 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (the Cougars have won five straight at home, while the Vikings won seven straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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