Wheeling and Libertyville squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Wheeling had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Libertyville Wildcats by a score of 1-0. Wheeling just can't catch a break and has now endured nine losses in a row.
For Libertyville's part, not much got past Chase Lockwood, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Wheeling off the board. Lockwood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 9-22. As for Libertyville, their win bumped their record up to 25-9-2.
Wheeling does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Libertyville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Zurich at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Lake Zurich's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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