The East Ascension Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Walker Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Ascension has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Walker will come in with four straight victories.
East Ascension fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Dutchtown on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Griffins by a score of 2-1.
Darrin Magee spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
At the plate, East Ascension saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Cryer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Walker had just enough and edged out Denham Springs 3-2 on Tuesday.
Walker pushed their record up to 21-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for East Ascension, their loss dropped their record down to 14-18-1.
East Ascension suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Walker in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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