Wharton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 11-1 to the Rice Consolidated Raiders. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Wharton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Gutierrez, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Layden Wynn also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Wharton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Rice Consolidated, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-4.
Looking ahead, Wharton will challenge Van Vleck at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wharton has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Rice Consolidated, they will host Victoria Cobra HomeSchool at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
