Softball Recap: Walnut Has No Trouble Against Hickory Flat

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Previous Games

03/07/25 - Home	10-0 W
02/22/25 - Away	20-1 W
04/05/24 - Away	13-0 W
04/05/24 - Away	12-0 W
02/29/24 - Home	8-7 W
+ 3 more games

While Walnut put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Hickory Flat. The Walnut Wildcats were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Hickory Flat Rebels. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now won seven in a row.

Brittan Dawkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Dawkins was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brailee Quinn, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Allie Jackson, who scored a run and stole Four bases. while going 1-for-1.

Walnut always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hickory Flat only posted an OBP of .125.

The victory got Walnut back to even at 3-3. As for Hickory Flat, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walnut will host Smithville at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. Hickory Flat will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Ingomar at 5:30 p.m. on March 18th.