The Whitman Vikings will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Wootton Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Whitman will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
The matchup between Whitman and Bethesda-Chevy Chase on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. Whitman came out on top against Bethesda-Chevy Chase by a score of 11-8. Whitman's win was all the more impressive since Bethesda-Chevy Chase was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Whitman got a great performance from Wells Twining as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Murley, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Leo Pelmotor, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Wootton came up short against Sherwood on Friday and fell 8-4. That's two games in a row now that Wootton has lost by exactly four runs.
Whitman pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Wootton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Whitman beat Wootton 10-6 when the teams last played back in March. Will Whitman repeat their success, or does Wootton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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