Softball Game Preview: Walnut Grove Wildcats vs. Greenville Lions

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Walnut Grove Wildcats challenge Greenville Lions at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

Walnut Grove will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Denison on Tuesday. Everything went Walnut Grove's way against Denison as Walnut Grove made off with a 15-0 win. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.

Lyndsey Hooker

Doubles (Career)

03/04/25 vs Denison	2
03/01/25 vs Forney	1
02/27/25 vs Odessa	1
02/22/25 vs Monterey	1
02/17/25 @ Coppell	1

Lyndsey Hooker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).

In other batting news, Walnut Grove let Micayla Wood and Kailee James run wild. Wood went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while James went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs Wood has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Penelope Robles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Walnut Grove kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Denison only managed one hit.

Meanwhile, Greenville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 15-0 to Melissa.

Walnut Grove's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Greenville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.