Baseball Game Preview: Walkertown Wolfpack vs. Southern Guilford Storm

The Walkertown Wolfpack will venture away from home to face off against the Southern Guilford Storm at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Walkertown has three straight victories, Southern Guilford has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Walkertown made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Stokes, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Walkertown blew past South Stokes 12-2 on Tuesday. The Wolfpack might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by seven runs or more this season.

Caden Joyce spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

Owen Tidd

Stolen Base (Career)

03/04/25 vs South Stokes	3
03/13/24 vs South Davidson	2
03/12/24 @ T.W. Andrews	2
04/03/24 @ Starmount	1
03/25/24 @ Oak Ridge Military Academy	1

At the plate, Walkertown got a massive performance out of Owen Tidd, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Tidd a new career-high. David Olmedo was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Southern Guilford fell victim to Rockingham County and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Cougars, falling 8-0.

Walkertown's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Southern Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Walkertown took their victory against Southern Guilford when the teams last played on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walkertown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.