The Wharton Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Plant Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wharton comes in on four and Plant on eight.
Wharton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Parrish Community 11-3. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Connor Evans looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
Drew Cobb
| 04/24/25 vs Parrish Community | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Parrish Community | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Hillsborough | 2 |
| 03/15/25 vs Chamberlain | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Sunlake | 1 |
On the hitting side, Drew Cobb was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Antonio Fawcett was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Wharton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parrish Community only posted a batting average of .280.
Meanwhile, Plant sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Steinbrenner on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly two runs.
Plant's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Wharton, their record now sits at 23-5.
Wharton suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Plant in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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