Lions
| 05/11/26 vs Tourtellotte | 22 |
| 05/11/26 @ Morgan | 22 |
| 04/22/26 vs Putnam | 14 |
| 05/01/26 vs Parish Hill | 12 |
| 04/21/26 @ New London | 12 |
Wheeler extended their winning streak to six on Saturday, bumping them up to 10-6. Everything went their way against the New London Whalers as they made off with a 20-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Victoria Kleemann made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Valentina Corrigan was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, five runs, and three RBI. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Perkins, who went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Wheeler was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New London only posted a batting average of .259.
As for New London, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11. The defeat continues a trend for them in their meetings with Wheeler: they've now lost nine in a row.
On New London's side, they got a big performance out of Olivya Ferreira, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Allyse Nguyen also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Coming up, Wheeler will look to defend their home field on Monday against Westbrook at 4:30 p.m. As for New London, they will take on Weaver at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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