The Silliman Institute Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Silliman Institute will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Friday, then bounced right back against Bowling Green on Monday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Buccaneers. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Columbia Academy. The Yellowjackets skirted past the Cougars 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Yellowjackets have posted since March 19th.
Tyler Mulkey looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Cole Covington was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Keegan Kelsey was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Oak Forest Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Silliman Institute, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-8.
Silliman Institute couldn't quite get it done against Oak Forest Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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