The Maine East Blue Demons will head out on the road to challenge the Wheeling Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maine East will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Maine East lost 7-1 to Lane Tech on Wednesday.
Jayden Coppe was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits. Coppe has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Coppe was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Even though they lost, Maine East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lane Tech only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wheeling, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They skirted past Rolling Meadows 10-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Wheeling considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Maine East's loss dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Wheeling, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-14.
Maine East took their win against Wheeling in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 20-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maine East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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