On Saturday, Wheatland faced East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wheatland Bulldogs fell 10-5 to the East Thunderbirds. Wheatland has struggled against East recently, as their contest on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Ayden Coates was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Coates, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On East's side, they got a massive performance out of Mariah Bledsoe, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Bledsoe has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last four times she's played. McKenzie Millar was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Wheatland's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for East, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Wheatland by a score of 9-3 later that day.
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