SOUTH WHITLEY – After surrendering an 8-2 lead, Whitko pushed across a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to edge visiting Lakewood Park Christian 9-8 Thursday. Tanner Gaff doubled and homered for the Wildcats. Drew Bradford and Garrett Smiley each recorded a double, and Alex Bechtold and Hunter Sroufe both tripled as part of the eight-hit Whitko attack. River West picked up the win in relief, pitching two innings and not allowing a run. Bradford picked up the save with one inning of work, striking out two in the top of the seventh. Whitko takes a 3-0 record to Monroeville to play Heritage in a doubleheader beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday.
