Walnut Grove is on a three-game streak of home losses, Cedar Shoals a ten-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Walnut Grove Warriors will take on the Cedar Shoals Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Walnut Grove had to settle for a 5-4 loss against North Oconee. That's two games in a row now that Walnut Grove has lost by just one run.
Walnut Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Hodges, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Cedar Shoals fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Seckinger on Tuesday.
Walnut Grove's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Cedar Shoals, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
Cedar Shoals' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Walnut Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Cedar Shoals, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Walnut Grove keep running through batters, or will Cedar Shoals buck the trend?
Walnut Grove took their win against Cedar Shoals in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-1. Will Walnut Grove repeat their success, or does Cedar Shoals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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