The Walton-Verona Bearcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Walton-Verona's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while Newport Central Catholic has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Walton-Verona stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Grant County as Walton-Verona made off with a 14-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Walton-Verona considering their two-run performance the game before.
Will Hurls made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Hurls was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cayden Smithers, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Aidan Kerns, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Newport Central Catholic came up short against Ryle on Monday and fell 8-5.
Henry Brooks was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Ian Mann was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Walton-Verona is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Newport Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Walton-Verona skirted past Newport Central Catholic 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Will Walton-Verona repeat their success, or does Newport Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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