The Wesleyan Wolves will square off against the King's Ridge Christian Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Wesleyan sitting on four straight wins and King's Ridge Christian on three.
Wesleyan had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt Mt. Bethel Christian Academy on Wednesday. Wesleyan blew past Mt. Bethel Christian Academy 15-3. The Wolves' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Thomas Pressman
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Thomas Pressman looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Wesleyan got a massive performance out of Grayson McCollum, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brice Gillis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Wesleyan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .628. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, King's Ridge Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Mount Vernon 7-6.
Wesleyan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for King's Ridge Christian, their record is now 12-4.
Wesleyan suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to King's Ridge Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Wesleyan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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