For the second straight game, Wood will face off against Vanden. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Wood fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Vanden on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 7-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost six in a row.
For Vanden's part, Mariano Gonzalez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Gonzalez has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kekoa Grinton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Jackson Armstrong was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Vanden was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wood only posted a batting average of .148.
Wood's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Vanden, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-13 record.
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