The Wheeler Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Hiram Hornets at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wheeler is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They lost 15-5 to Kennesaw Mountain.
Wheeler got a good showing from Kenric Nair, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits.
At the plate, Emanuel 'Manny' Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hiram came up short against Paulding County on Monday and fell 10-5. The contest marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Jory Wardlaw made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of James Strickland, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Wheeler's record is now 0-2. As for Hiram, their record now sits at 3-2.
Everything went Wheeler's way against Hiram in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Wheeler made off with a 19-5 victory. Will Wheeler repeat their success, or does Hiram have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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