With a playoff game on the line, Wendell rose to the challenge on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over the Challis Vikings. Wendell might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Lucas McRoberts made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McRoberts was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Wendell got a massive performance out of Jaxon Mattix, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Julian Ponce, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Challis' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Gamett, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Wendell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-1 record this season. As for Challis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-4-1.
As of now, neither Wendell nor Challis have any future games scheduled.
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