The Whiting Oilers will square off against the North Newton Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Whiting has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 16.
Whiting lost 13-3 to Westville on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Whiting has lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Newton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against West Central by a score of 3-0 on Friday.
Not much got past Sydney Rainford, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep West Central off the board. Rainford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Summer Wynn, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cheyann Cahill, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Whiting's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for North Newton, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
Whiting beat North Newton 6-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whiting 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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