Whitko and Prairie Heights are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Whitko Wildcats will be playing at home against the Prairie Heights Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Whitko and six for Prairie Heights.
Whitko will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Monday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They lost 12-3 to Peru.
Whitko saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Harman, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Prairie Heights lost 8-2 to Fremont on Thursday.
Even though they lost, Prairie Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 14th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Whitko's loss dropped their record down to 10-10-2. As for Prairie Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Whitko has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Prairie Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Whitko skirted past Prairie Heights 14-12 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Whitko repeat their success, or does Prairie Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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