The South Adams Starfires will challenge the Whitko Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. South Adams is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Northeastern hit South Adams with a four-run second inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Starfires might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-4 to the Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
South Adams saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Weaver, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Whitko faced off against Prairie Heights on Saturday. The Wildcats walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Panthers. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Riley Harman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Whitko is 6-2 when Harman posts two or more stolen bases, but 7-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Long, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
South Adams' defeat dropped their record down to 5-20. As for Whitko, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. South Adams has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Whitko struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
South Adams skirted past Whitko 9-8 in their previous matchup last Saturday. Do the Starfires have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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