Wharton is 4-0 against Middleton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Wharton Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Middleton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wharton has three straight victories, Middleton has 24 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wharton proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Freedom and snuck past 5-3.
Chase Andress looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Danny Munoz, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Justis Meadows was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Middleton fell victim to Robinson and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Wharton's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for Middleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Wharton's way against Middleton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Wharton made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Wharton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middleton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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