The Chalker Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. John Fighting Herald at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chalker can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mathews and snuck past 9-8. The victory was just what Chalker needed coming off of a 17-3 defeat in their prior match.
Chalker let Ryan Herdman and Preston Wolfe loose on the outfield. Herdman went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Wolfe scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Tegun Noble was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, while St. John put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Lordstown. Everything went St. John's way against Lordstown as St. John made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. John.
Anthony Severino and Ezra Campbell did most of the damage at the plate: Severino went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Campbell scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Wychock, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Chalker made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for St. John, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3.
Chalker suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to St. John in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Chalker, Matt Miller (who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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