Wheatland has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Wheatland has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Wheatland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Liberty Ranch 6-5.
Joshua Shackelford was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Shackelford was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Leo Hoskins was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, and a run. Joshua Rivera was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Twelve Bridges beat El Dorado 8-4 on Thursday.
Twelve Bridges also got a great performance from Matt Henry as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Henry has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Twelve Bridges let Logan Conley and Matthew Thomas loose on the outfield. Conley scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Thomas went 3-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Whitesides, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Wheatland's victory bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Twelve Bridges, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-10.
Wheatland was able to grind out a solid victory over Twelve Bridges in their previous matchup back in March, winning 10-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Twelve Bridges' Jameson Barnes, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wheatland still be able to contain Barnes? There's only one way to find out.
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