Baseball Preview: Walnut Hills Eagles vs. Loveland Tigers
The Walnut Hills Eagles will be playing at home against the Loveland Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut Hills will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Walnut Hills will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Milford, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Walnut Hills was the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Milford on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Alex Conrad, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Bryce Woodfork was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Loveland fell victim to Lebanon and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Loveland's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Loveland also got a good showing from Max Harper, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Walnut Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Loveland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Walnut Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Loveland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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