Whitefield Academy won the last time they faced Walker, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Whitefield Academy WolfPack's way against the Walker Wolverines as the Whitefield Academy WolfPack made off with a 12-5 victory. Considering the WolfPack have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cece Springfield was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits. Springfield was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and two stolen bases while going 3-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maci Simpson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. What's more, she also posted a .750 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August of 2023. Isabella Vickery was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Whitefield Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Whitefield Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Walker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.
Whitefield Academy has already played their next matchup, a 15-0 defeat against Wesleyan on the 2nd. Walker has also already played their next match, an 11-1 loss against King's Ridge Christian on the 2nd.
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