The Whitko Wildcats will head out to challenge the Maconaquah Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Whitko is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Whitko challenged Fort Wayne Snider on Saturday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Panthers. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Taylor Long
| 04/26/25 vs Fort Wayne Snider | 4 |
| 04/16/25 @ West Noble | 3 |
| 04/26/25 @ Wawasee | 2 |
| 03/21/24 @ Lakeland | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Triton | 1 |
Taylor Long was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Hope Bradley also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Whitko was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne Snider only posted a batting average of .111.
Meanwhile, Maconaquah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Manchester.
Blayklee Buman put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Shaela Brazzel was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Whitko is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Maconaquah, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Whitko suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Maconaquah when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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