
Golden Eagles
06/02/25 vs Bishop Watterson | 3-4 |
05/28/25 vs Westerville South | 8-0 |
05/22/25 @ Grove City | 6-4 |
05/19/25 vs Lexington | 5-0 |
05/17/25 @ Cardington-Lincoln | 7-1 |
Big Walnut dropped their record down to 18-6 on Monday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Bishop Watterson Eagles by a score of 4-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Golden Eagles of the 5-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
As for Bishop Watterson, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games.
For Bishop Watterson's part, Luke Fivecoat looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Fivecoat a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Ben Uhlenhake was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Michael Mulligan, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run.
Big Walnut and Bishop Watterson should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Golden Eagles (ranked 35th) will meet Mt. Vernon (ranked 101st) at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Bishop Watterson will take on Licking Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (14 vs. 60). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3, the Panthers 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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