Wheeler has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Kell Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wheeler headed into their last matchup having not scored more than two runs for five straight, but Marietta let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Wheeler's way against Marietta on Thursday as Wheeler made off with a 13-1 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Emily Jansen made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Kayla Hutchinson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Jada Charlton, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheeler always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Kell had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 10-3 win. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Wheeler's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Kell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Wheeler suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Kell in their previous meeting back in August of 2017. Can Wheeler avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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