The Wheeling Wildcats will face off against the Waukegan Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Wheeling is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Wheeling will bounce into Monday's match after beating Rolling Meadows, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wildcats came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 7-2 on Monday.
Ava Shrake spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits.
At the plate, Alaina Costello was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Katie Moser was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Wheeling hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Waukegan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Mundelein, falling 17-2.
Wheeling's win bumped their record up to 8-15. As for Waukegan, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-20.
Everything went Wheeling's way against Waukegan when the teams last played back in April, as Wheeling made off with a 23-3 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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