With a playoff win on the line, Walhalla rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Union County Yellowjackets by a score of 8-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Razorbacks not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 24th (when they won 13-2).
Collin Phillips
| 05/08/25 vs Union County | 6 |
| 04/25/25 @ Belton-Honea Path | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Crescent | 4 |
| 04/09/25 @ Woodmont | 0 |
| 04/02/25 @ West-Oak | 7 |
Collin Phillips was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Smith, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Nate Johnson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Walhalla has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Union County, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-23.
As of now, neither Walhalla nor the Yellowjackets have any future games scheduled.
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