Whitman scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Blair Blazers as the Whitman Vikings made off with a 15-4 victory. Whitman might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Whitman got a great performance from Sammy Angel as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Cole Roman was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Murley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Whitman pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Blair, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Whitman will be playing in front of their home fans against Bethesda-Chevy Chase at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Whitman's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Bethesda-Chevy Chase's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Blair, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Blake at 6:00 p.m. on May 2nd.
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