On Wednesday, Walker Valley faced Nolensville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Walker Valley Mustangs had just enough and edged the Nolensville Knights out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Walker Valley.
For Nolensville's part, Reece Armstrong was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Armstrong has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kendra McNiel was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Leichty, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Nolensville lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post two or more home runs.
Walker Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 32-8-1 record this season. As for Nolensville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 32-9-2.
Walker Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 loss vs. Dobyns-Bennett on the 23rd. Nolensville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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