Baseball Preview: Walton Wildcats vs. Bronx High School of Science Wolverines
Walton is 8-2 against Bronx High School of Science since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Walton Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Bronx High School of Science Wolverines at 4:00 p.m.
Walton might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-1 to Inwood, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Walton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bronx High School of Science had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams and snuck past 3-1.
Bronx High School of Science got a great performance from Ezra Schwartz as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jonathan Stern and Alexander Ehrlich did most of the damage at the plate: Stern went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI, while Ehrlich scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Shoji Watanabe, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Walton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Bronx High School of Science, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
Walton beat Bronx High School of Science 6-2 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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