With a playoff game on the line, Whitko rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Central Noble Cougars and snuck past 6-4. Winning may never get old, but Whitko sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Whitko got a great performance from Daton Day as he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Hoffman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Max Platt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Central Noble's side, they got a good showing from Jayden Stump, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stump has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Central Noble saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Boots, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Wolfe, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Whitko's win bumped their record up to 14-10-2. As for Central Noble, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10.
Whitko will take on Westview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. Central Noble does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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