Big Walnut and Canal Winchester are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Big Walnut Golden Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Canal Winchester Indians at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Big Walnut is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Big Walnut had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against Dublin Scioto.
Big Walnut got a massive performance out of Grace Melton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Kuhlman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while it was Canal Winchester who put the first points on the board on Wednesday, it was Hayes who put up more. Canal Winchester's tough 9-1 loss to Hayes might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Canal Winchester couldn't push the score so high this time.
Big Walnut's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5-1. As for Canal Winchester, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Big Walnut skirted past Canal Winchester 7-6 when the teams last played on April 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Big 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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