The Spencer County Bears will challenge the Walton-Verona Bearcats at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spencer County knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Walton-Verona likes a good challenge.
If Spencer County beats Walton-Verona with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Bears blew past South Oldham 12-5 on Sunday. Considering the Bears have won 17 games by more than five runs this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Walton-Verona faced off against Henry County on Sunday. The Bearcats won by a run and slipped past the Wildcats 6-5. The win continues a trend for the Bearcats in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won seven in a row.
Aidan Kerns made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, Kainan Held and Trever Bauwens did most of the damage at the plate: Held got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, while Bauwens went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave Bauwens a new career-high.
Spencer County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Walton-Verona, their record now sits at 20-13.
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