The Lewis Cass Kings will square off against the Whitko Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lewis Cass will be strutting in after a win while Whitko will be coming in after a defeat.
Lewis Cass will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Northwestern, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Kings came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 7-3 on Monday. While the Kings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Whitko was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Maconaquah, falling 13-6.
Crew Ebbinghouse put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Breyden Kirkdorffer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Easton Grable, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
The victory made it two in a row for Lewis Cass and bumps their season record up to 7-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Whitko, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Lewis Cass couldn't quite get it done against Whitko in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Can the Kings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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