Wheeling Park hasn't had much luck against University recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wheeling Park Patriots are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the University Hawks at 5:00 p.m.
Wheeling Park is leaving town to face University after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Wheeling Park fell just short of Oak Glen by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. Patriots fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Golden Bears since on Wednesday.

Isabelle Thomas
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Isabelle Thomas was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Brenna Tipton was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, University got themselves on the board against Bridgeport on Wednesday, but Bridgeport never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 14-0 win. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Olivia Masoner was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Bri Royce, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Wheeling Park might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from University when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Wheeling Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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