Wickliffe and Beachwood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Wickliffe Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Beachwood Bison at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wickliffe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Wickliffe is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Grand Valley (and have done all season long). Everything went Wickliffe's way against Grand Valley on Tuesday as Wickliffe made off with a 12-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Wickliffe sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Brandon Henderson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Henderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Henderson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Frankie Bucar was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Noah Dohm was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Beachwood lost 15-2 to Perry on Tuesday.
Beachwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Thomas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win got Wickliffe back to even at 8-8. As for Beachwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wickliffe has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Beachwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wickliffe might still be hurting after the 15-8 loss they got from Beachwood in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Wickliffe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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