The Wheeler Bearcats are on the road again on Saturday to play the Hebron Hawks at 12:00 p.m. Wheeler is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Wheeler is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over Bremen.
Clara Phariss spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Isabella Smith was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hebron entered their tilt with South Central with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Satellites out 7-5.
Addison Toczek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Toczek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Addison Dujmovich was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Wheeler is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Hebron, their record now sits at 15-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Wheeler hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hebron struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wheeler came up short against Hebron in their previous meeting on May 1st, falling 10-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hebron's Macey Siminski, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Now that Wheeler knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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