The Wheeling Park Patriots will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Brooke Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Wheeling Park suffered a rough 10-1 loss at the hands of Martins Ferry. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Wheeling Park has scored all season.
Wheeling Park saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Kozlowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Wheeling Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Brooke is still winless after their game against Toronto on Saturday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. Brooke fell just short of Toronto by a score of 15-13. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for three runs.
Wyntar McQuiston and Maggie Diserio stepped up to the plate in a big way. McQuiston scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Diserio went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Maia Diserio, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Wheeling Park now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Brooke, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Wheeling Park hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Brooke struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wheeling Park couldn't quite finish off Brooke in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Wheeling Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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