The Wheeler Bearcats will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Whiting Oilers at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Wednesday, Wheeler came up short against Hebron and fell 5-2.
Wheeler saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Whiting was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-1 to Merrillville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Wheeler's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Whiting, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Wheeler skirted past Whiting 7-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Wheeler have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whiting turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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