The Wilmington Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Andrew Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wilmington will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington duked it out with Herscher on Tuesday. The Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted against the Tigers since April 19, 2022.
The team relied heavily on Zach Ohlund, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. That's the most home runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Rink, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Andrew beat Chicago Christian 12-7 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderbolts.
Wilmington pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Andrew, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Wilmington suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Andrew when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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