Baseball Recap: Ben Jackson can't quite lead Little Miami over Walnut Hills

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 1:29am

Baseball Recap: Little Miami Panthers vs. Walnut Hills Eagles

Little Miami was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 5-2 to the Walnut Hills Eagles. That's two games in a row now that Little Miami has lost by exactly three runs.

Little Miami saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Jackson, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.

On Walnut Hills' side, J.T. Thornton was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Thornton is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryce Woodfork, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Little Miami's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Walnut Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.

While Little Miami had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

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