Baseball Recap: Whitko Has No Trouble Against Argos

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side	25
05/06/25 vs Argos	22
04/01/25 @ Churubusco	18
04/17/25 @ Lakewood Park Christian	11
05/05/25 vs Southwood	10

Whitko won the last time they faced Argos and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wildcats blew past the Dragons 23-1. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.

Hunter Long and Easton Grable were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Long tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Grable tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. At bat, Long went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Grable got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That double marked the first that Long has hit this season.

In other batting news, Riley Harman was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Whitko: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethen Morris, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Whitko always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .707. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Whitko's record is now 9-5. As for Argos, their loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13.

Whitko wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 6-3 defeat against Northfield on the 7th. As for Argos, they will head out to challenge Pioneer at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.53 runs per game on average), something the Dragons will no doubt try to take advantage of.