Preview: Walnut Wildcats vs. Middleton Tigers
The Walnut Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Middleton Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Walnut were a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. Their rough 11-1 loss to New Albany might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Walnut has scored all season.
Walnut saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Sauceda, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, sadly, Middleton is still looking for their first win of the season after four matches. They fell victim to a tough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Ingomar on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Middleton has lost by exactly ten runs.
Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Middleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Walnut's way against Middleton when the teams last played on Thursday as Walnut made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walnut since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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