Wildcats
| 06/03/26 vs Manteno | 6-2 |
| 05/30/26 @ Coal City | 9-0 |
| 05/28/26 vs Prairie Central | 11-1 |
| 05/22/26 vs Plainfield South | 10-4 |
| 05/21/26 @ Dwight | 14-4 |
With a playoff win on the line, Wilmington rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Manteno Panthers by a score of 6-2. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Dierks Geiss made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Geiss was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kettman, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cooper Holman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Wilmington's victory bumped their record up to 25-6-1. As for Manteno, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 24-10 record.
Coming up, Wilmington will challenge Marquette at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Crusaders will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. Manteno does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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