After flying high against River Forest last Tuesday, Whiting came back down to earth. The Whiting Oilers took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Calumet Christian Patriots on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Whiting of the 32-18 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2022.
Julie Collazo and Aaliah Blanco stepped up to the plate in a big way. Collazo scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Blanco scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Vianello, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Calumet Christian's side, Grace Janowski made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Janowski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Deidra Keelan and Braiden Cooper did most of the damage at the plate: Keelan went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a triple, while Cooper scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Nora Prim was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Having lost for the first time this season, Whiting fell to 2-1. As for Calumet Christian, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2.
Whiting will take on Highland at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Highland has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.25 runs per game on average), something Whiting will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Calumet Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Hammond Academy of Science & Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Calumet Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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