The Wharton Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Strawberry Crest Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
The matchup between Wharton and Leto on Friday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. Wharton's tough 15-8 defeat to Leto might stick with them for a while. It was the first time this season that Wharton let down their fans at home.
Jake Turer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Danny Munoz was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Strawberry Crest came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 11-0 win. Strawberry Crest might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by six runs or more this season.
Brisen Tweedy looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Chase Conti was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Dillon Knight, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Wharton's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-12. As for Strawberry Crest, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Wharton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Strawberry Crest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wharton couldn't quite finish off Strawberry Crest in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Wharton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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