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| 05/20/24 - Home | 10-2 W |
| 04/01/24 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 05/23/23 - Away | 4-7 L |
| 04/06/23 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 05/16/22 - Away | 13-8 W |
| + 5 more games |
Wheeler and Plainfield are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lions will host the Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Plainfield will be up against a hot Wheeler squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Lions blew past Stafford 22-8 on Friday.
Wheeler got a massive performance out of Molly Perkins, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Perkins a new career-high. Addie Stanley was another key player, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Wheeler always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .592. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Plainfield made easy work of Putnam on Friday and carried off a 21-7 win. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Clippers: they've now won four in a row.
Wheeler pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Plainfield, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything went Wheeler's way against Plainfield when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Wheeler made off with a 10-2 victory. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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