Whitko is 2-8 against Heritage since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Saturday's first game. The Whitko Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Heritage Patriots at 10:00 a.m. Whitko is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Whitko was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wawasee by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Whitko has lost by exactly two runs.
Isaiah Cripe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Max Platt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kaden Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Heritage entered their tilt with Fort Wayne North Side with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Legends on Wednesday as they made off with a 17-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Heritage considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
This is the second loss in a row for Whitko and nudges their season record down to 3-2-1. As for Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Whitko came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitko since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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