It was a good run, but Wheeler unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Kankakee Valley Kougars by a score of 3-2. Wheeler has not had much luck with Kankakee Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Abby Allen was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Even though they lost, Wheeler hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kankakee Valley struck out ten times.
On Kankakee Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallorie Rose, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Wheeler's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-3. As for Kankakee Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Wheeler will look to defend their home field on Monday against River Forest at 5:00 p.m. River Forest has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.43 runs per game on average), something Wheeler will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Kankakee Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Hanover Central at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hanover Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Kankakee Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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