The Chalker Wildcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the St. John Fighting Herald at 4:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Chalker's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Lordstown with a sharp 11-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Chalker considering their one-run performance the game before.
Vince DelVecchio and Tegun Noble were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, DelVecchio tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Noble pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. At bat, DelVecchio scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Noble scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Nick Karr looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Smallsreed, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mason Vondrasek, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. John came tearing into Thursday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wildcats 12-1. St. John might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by ten runs or more this season.
Like Chalker, St. John also got a great game from a pair of two-way players: Will Anderson. On the mound, Anderson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Aaron Wychock struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). At the plate, Anderson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Wychock scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Chalker has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for St. John, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chalker has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. John struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Chalker suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to St. John in their previous matchup on Thursday. Can Chalker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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