Walnut Hills managed to slip by West Clermont the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Eagles came up short against the Wolves on Saturday, falling 10-3. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolves apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Rhys Wise was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wise was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, J.T. Thornton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run. That run was his first of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Walnut Hills and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for West Clermont, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-2.
Walnut Hills has already played their next match, a 12-2 win against Winton Woods on the 16th. As for West Clermont, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-2 defeat against Loveland on the 16th.
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