The Sandwich Indians will challenge the Wheaton Academy Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sandwich is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Sandwich's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Woodstock.
The team relied heavily on Jeffery Ashley, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Anthony Wade, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Wheaton Academy nor Chicago Hope Academy made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Warriors fell just short of Chicago Hope Academy by a score of 3-2. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wheaton Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Tate, who went 1-for-3 with one run. Gino Spinelli also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Sandwich pushed their record up to 13-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Wheaton Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Sandwich came up short against Wheaton Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 6-1. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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