While Whitko didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers on Saturday as they made off with a 13-1 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won five matches by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Taylor Long
04/26/25 vs Fort Wayne Snider | 4 |
04/16/25 @ West Noble | 3 |
04/26/25 @ Wawasee | 2 |
03/21/24 @ Lakeland | 2 |
04/21/25 @ Triton | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Taylor Long, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Hannah Long was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Whitko was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne Snider only posted a batting average of .111.
Whitko has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Fort Wayne Snider, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coming up, Whitko will head out to take on Maconaquah at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Wildcats are facing the Braves at the right time seeing as the Braves are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Fort Wayne Snider, they will take on Wawasee at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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