Walnut Ridge is 0-10 against Briggs since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Walnut Ridge Scots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Briggs Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Walnut Ridge is is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They fell just short of Marion-Franklin by a score of 22-21. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (11), Walnut Ridge still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Briggs gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Africentric Early College as Briggs made off with a 19-9 victory.
Jaxon Mitskevich was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Griffith, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Walnut Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Briggs, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Walnut Ridge suffered a grim 17-7 defeat to Briggs in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can Walnut Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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