The Morehead Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Walkertown Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Morehead has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Walkertown will come in with eight straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Morehead took on Rockingham County on Wednesday. Morehead lost 15-4 to Rockingham County.
Jacob Sands was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ben Wade, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
While Walkertown didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Morehead by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday. The game was the first time the Wolfpack have beaten the Panthers on their field since March 17, 2018.
David Olmedo was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Hester, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Walkertown's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Morehead, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Morehead couldn't quite get it done against Walkertown in their previous meeting on Tuesday as they fell 6-1. Can Morehead avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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