Baseball Preview: Walnut Hills Eagles vs. Anderson Raptors
Walnut Hills is 2-7 against Anderson since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Walnut Hills Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Anderson Raptors at 5:00 p.m.
Walnut Hills might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to Anderson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Walnut Hills has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luke Laufman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Michael Scruggs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Braden Upp was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Walnut Hills now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Anderson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
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