The McCallie Blue Tornado are taking a road trip to challenge the Walker Valley Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
McCallie came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss last Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Silverdale Academy by a score of 7-5 last Monday. The Blue Tornado have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McCallie got a good showing from Peyton McAllister, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, McCallie saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Stonecipher, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Those two hits gave Stonecipher a new career-high. Tyler Shortridge also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Walker Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Red Bank a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The contest marked the Mustangs' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Walker Valley now has a winning record of 4-3. As for McCallie, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
McCallie couldn't quite finish off Walker Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can McCallie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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