Baseball Preview: Walnut Hills Eagles vs. Milford Eagles
The Walnut Hills Eagles will be playing at home against the Milford Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Walnut Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Milford is hoping to do on Wednesday what Winton Woods couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Walnut Hills' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Walnut Hills never let Winton Woods onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Sam Hoard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hoard was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Walnut Hills got a massive performance out of Braden Upp, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Ace Cocklini was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Milford didn't have quite enough to beat Kings on Tuesday and fell 2-1. Milford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Milford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake McCoy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Walnut Hills is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Milford, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday 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 Milford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Walnut Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Milford when the teams last played on Monday, winning 6-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Milford's Jay Brossart, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Walnut Hills still be able to contain Brossart? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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