Baseball Recap: Walton-Verona extends home winning streak to 13

By Team Reports May 13, 2024, 4:16pm

Baseball Recap: Walton-Verona Bearcats vs. Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts

Walton-Verona can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts an 11-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Walton-Verona also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.

Mason Howard made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Howard has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Howard was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double.

In other batting news, Sawyer Webster was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Julian Dixon, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Walton-Verona's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9. As for Lloyd Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.

Walton-Verona will be playing at home against Carroll County at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lloyd Memorial, they will head out on the road to square off against Bishop Brossart at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps