The Varnum Whippets will venture away from home to face off against the Wetumka Chieftains at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Varnum will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Varnum got the win against Wewoka by a conclusive 16-3. The result was nothing new for the Whippets, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Wetumka made easy work of Indianola on Thursday and carried off an 11-1 victory. While fans of the Chieftains might be used to big wins, the ten-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Wetumka let Chaydan Flanagan and Cason Crump run wild. Flanagan scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Crump scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Flanagan has become a key player for Wetumka: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dario Sila, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Wetumka always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .652. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Varnum pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Wetumka, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Varnum took their victory against Wetumka in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 14-0 score. Do the Whippets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chieftains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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