The Whiting Oilers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the East Chicago Central Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Whiting will be strutting in after a win while East Chicago Central will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Whiting was able to grind out a solid victory over Marquette Catholic, taking the game 7-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Whiting.
Beau Harbin was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Harbin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Maley, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Kasen Dunn was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but East Chicago Central had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Calumet New Tech on Friday.
Whiting's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for East Chicago Central, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
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