After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Beachwood, Wickliffe was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 17-13 victory over the Fairview Warriors.
Frankie Bucar
| 05/14/26 @ Brush | 4 |
| 05/19/26 vs Fairview | 3 |
| 04/21/26 vs Chagrin Falls | 3 |
| 05/16/26 @ Harvey | 2 |
| 05/13/26 @ John Marshall | 2 |
| + 12 more games |
The team relied heavily on Frankie Bucar, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Wickliffe is 5-2 when Bucar posts two or more runs, but 5-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Mark Kish, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Wickliffe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive games.
Wickliffe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for Fairview, they moved to 7-8 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Coming up, Wickliffe will take on Northwestern in a tournament on Friday. As for Fairview, they will be taking part in a tournament against Garfield at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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