While Walnut Grove's win against Lovejoy wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats never let the Leopards get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Leopards recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
The result came thanks to Lyndsey Hooker's shutout, as she gave up just a hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Walnut Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micayla Wood, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Wildcats
| 04/04/25 vs Lovejoy | 1-0 |
| 04/01/25 vs Greenville | 10-2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Anna | 16-1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Sherman | 15-1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Denison | 15-0 |
| + 13 more games |
Walnut Grove's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Lovejoy, they moved to 16-9 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Walnut Grove and Lovejoy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Wildcats (ranked 43rd) will meet Sherman (ranked 689th) at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lovejoy will square off against McKinney North at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (141 vs. 656).
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