The Walnut Wildcats will square off against the New Site Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Walnut fell victim to Hamilton and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Lions. The Wildcats have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, New Site came into Wednesday's contest having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Shannon a 13-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Lily Anna Buse and Claudi Ann Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Buse went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple, while Brown went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Brown has posted since back in March of 2025. Ainsley Mckinney was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
New Site always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shannon only posted an OBP of .353.
Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for New Site, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10-1.
Walnut skirted past New Site 4-2 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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