Whiteland entered their tilt with Decatur Central with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Decatur Central Hawks on Tuesday. This was payback for Whiteland, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Aubrey Felker, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Reed, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Decatur Central's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Vaseloff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Maycee Hayman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Whiteland pushed their record up to 9-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Decatur Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Whiteland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Decatur Central: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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