Whitko came into Saturday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Prairie Heights Panthers on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Whitko also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Riley Harman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Harman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Long, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Max Platt was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Prairie Heights' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Culler, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Prairie Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. This was only their 15th loss (out of 18 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Whitko now has a winning record of 11-10-2. As for Prairie Heights, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-19.
Whitko will have a chance to go back-to-back against Prairie Heights: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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