Whiting hasn't had much luck against Griffith recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Oilers will take on the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Whiting is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Marquette Catholic on Monday. They came up short against the Blazers, falling 8-2.
Whiting saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Madrueno, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Griffith came up short against Hammond Bishop Noll on Friday and fell 15-11. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly four runs.
Griffith got a massive performance out of Tyler Miller, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple. Miller is becoming a predictor of the Panthers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-11 when he doesn't). Jason Quillin was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Griffith's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Whiting, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
Whiting suffered a grim 16-7 defeat to Griffith when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can the Oilers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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