The Wyoming East Warriors will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Mingo Central Miners at 6:00 p.m. Wyoming East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Wyoming East got the win against Liberty by a conclusive 14-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wyoming East.
Zach Hunt and Jarrod Phillips were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hunt struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Phillips pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hunt went 5-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Phillips went 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Biggs, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Miken Smyth, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Mingo Central lost 13-3 to Mount View on Wednesday. Mingo Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wyoming East's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10. As for Mingo Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Wyoming East might still be hurting after the 17-7 loss they got from Mingo Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Wyoming East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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