The Wharton Wildcats will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Gaither Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wharton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Hillsborough by a score of 7-4.
Wharton got a great performance from Aaron Wonderley as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Wonderley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Turer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Justis Meadows, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Gaither sidestepped Plant City for a 5-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gaither.
Jackson Mirza made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Mirza was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, Michael Fernandez looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
Mirza wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Choe, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Wharton's record is now 11-14. As for Gaither, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Wharton might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Gaither when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fernandez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Wharton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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