The Wheeler Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Middletown Islanders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Wheeler is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Wheeler will head into Wednesday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Wednesday after soaring to a 18-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Beaver Country Day by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Wheeler couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Middletown faced Johnston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Middletown fell victim to a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Johnston. With that loss, Middletown now have a three game overall losing streak to go with their drought on the road.
Evan Levasseur put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Levasseur has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Levasseur was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Levasseur wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Travers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Travers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Wheeler's record now sits at 3-3. As for Middletown, their record now sits at 3-6.
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