Wauconda is a perfect 4-0 against Wheeling since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. Wauconda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Wauconda came up short against Antioch and fell 8-5. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly three runs.
Dominic Ciaburri
Wauconda got a good showing from Dominic Ciaburri, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ciaburri has become a key player for the Bulldogs: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 5-8 otherwise.
At the plate, Jackson Rudolph was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Miglans, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Wheeling also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Palatine by a score of 10-6. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Wheeling's record now sits at 7-6. As for Wauconda, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Wauconda took their victory against Wheeling in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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