Whitko won the last time they faced Prairie Heights, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Whitko Wildcats skirted past the Prairie Heights Panthers 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Whitko.
Easton Grable tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Hoffman, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Prairie Heights' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin White, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Whitko's victory bumped their record up to 12-10-2. As for Prairie Heights, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-20.
Whitko will stay at home for another game and welcome Lakewood Park Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood Park Christian is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Whitko will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Prairie Heights, they will square off against Westview at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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