The Wheeling Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the North Shore Country Day Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Wheeling lost 12-3 to Rolling Meadows on Wednesday.
Dylan Baloun was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Zach Neukirch, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Shore Country Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 13-3 to Latin.
Max Flemma made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Aram Dombalagian was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Wheeling's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-10. As for North Shore Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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