Wilmington put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on the Conneaut Area Eagles with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Wilmington who now have five in a row.
Shane Heller tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brodie Dewberry, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ben Miller, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
On Conneaut Area's side, Chase Stewart was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Wilmington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Conneaut Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Wilmington is on the road again on Saturday to play Sharpsville at 9:30 a.m. Sharpsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Conneaut Area, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Franklin at 4:00 p.m. Conneaut Area is facing Franklin at the right time seeing as Franklin is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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