The Walnut Grove Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Crane Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Walnut Grove will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
It was a proper cat-fight when Walnut Grove duked it out with Chadwick on Thursday. The Tigers came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 12-8. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won five in a row.
Sam Voris
| 05/07/26 vs Chadwick | 3 |
| 04/24/26 vs Osceola | 3 |
| 04/21/26 @ Humansville | 3 |
| 04/20/26 vs Weaubleau | 3 |
| 04/14/26 vs Hurley | 3 |
| + 12 more games |
The team relied heavily on Sam Voris, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Walnut Grove is 10-2 when Voris posts two or more runs, but 6-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Leeper, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and one run.
Walnut Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. The last time their batting average was this high was in their last eight games.
Meanwhile, Crane was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Blue Eye, falling 7-0.
Walnut Grove's win bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Crane, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Walnut Grove skirted past Crane 11-10 when the teams last played back in May of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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