The Wellington Dukes will head out on the road to take on the Lorain Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wellington has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Lorain will come in with three straight wins.
Wellington managed to slip by Brookside the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Dukes came up short against the Cardinals on Monday, falling 20-8. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Anthony Rados
| 05/04/26 vs Brookside | 2 |
| 04/09/26 @ Columbia | 2 |
| 04/08/26 vs Oberlin | 2 |
| 04/27/26 vs Columbia | 1 |
| 04/23/26 @ Oberlin | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Anthony Rados was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Wellington: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Caleb Hamer, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lorain hadn't done well against Vermilion recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Titans put the hurt on the Sailors with a sharp 9-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Lorain got a big performance out of Walmalier Maldonado, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave Maldonado a new career-high. Dylan Drop also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Wellington's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Lorain, their win bumped their record up to 7-12-1.
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