The Wabaunsee Chargers are on the road again on Monday to play the St. Marys Bears. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wabaunsee is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Valley Heights an 18-0 shutout on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Cole Frank made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Frank was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Wurtz, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Isaac Meyer was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Marys was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell just short of Chapman by a score of 16-15.
Wabaunsee pushed their record up to 7-13 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Marys, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Wabaunsee suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to St. Marys when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Wabaunsee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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