The Chalker Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Chalker faced off against Bristol on Wednesday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Zach Pack spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
Logan Smallsreed
| 04/22/26 vs Bristol | 4 |
| 04/21/26 vs Lordstown | 2 |
| 04/15/26 @ McKinley | 2 |
| 04/11/26 @ Brookfield | 1 |
| 04/08/26 @ Bristol | 1 |
On the hitting side, Chalker saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Smallsreed, who went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run. The Wildcats are 2-1 when Smallsreed posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve posted their closest win since March 30th on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Mineral Ridge 4-2. The victory was nothing new for the Blue Devils as they're now sitting on three straight.
Landan Gerchak made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Chalker now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Western Reserve, their record is now 9-3.
Chalker suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Western Reserve in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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