Wheeling Park was the 8-5 winner over Steubenville when they last played one another on April 8th, but their luck changed this time around. The Wheeling Park Patriots fell just short of the Steubenville Big Red by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Wheeling Park has lost by just one run.
Wheeling Park saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Randolph, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Wheeling Park and nudges their season record down to 11-16. As for Steubenville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Wheeling Park will be playing at home against Oak Glen at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oak Glen is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Steubenville, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Morgantown at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Morgantown is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so Steubenville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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