Biggsville West Central is on a five-game streak of home losses, and West Prairie a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Biggsville West Central Heat will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Prairie Cyclones at 4:30 p.m. Biggsville West Central has given up an average of 11.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Biggsville West Central came up short against Orion on Tuesday, falling 12-4.
Colton Spence was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Kaleb Thompson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, West Prairie came up short against Macomb on Monday and fell 5-2.
Matthew Whitman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base.
Whitman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jace Brown, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Biggsville West Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for West Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Biggsville West Central was able to grind out a solid victory over West Prairie in their previous meeting back in March, winning 9-4. Do the Heat have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cyclones turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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