Wheeler couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Andrean Fighting 59ers by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Wheeler has struggled against Andrean recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Wheeler saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Allen, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Andrean's side, Abbey Bond made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Bond has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Bond was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Maggie Voliva and Libby Voliva did most of the damage at the plate: Voliva scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Voliva scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Andrean's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Wheeler will be playing in front of their home fans against North Newton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Andrean, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Boone Grove at 4:30 p.m. Andrean's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Boone Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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