For the second straight game, Creekview will face off against Wakeland. The Mustangs will host the Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Creekview is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Wakeland on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to the Wolverines. The Mustangs have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
For Wakeland's part, they got a great performance from Will Vetkoetter as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Vetkoetter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Wakeland let Carter Lamberson and Michael Boyle run wild. Lamberson went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Boyle went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Boyle has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Austin Flores, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Wakeland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Creekview only posted a batting average of .062.
Wakeland pushed their record up to 10-7-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Creekview, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-3.
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