The Walker Wolverines will challenge the Paideia Pythons at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. Walker is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Walker and King's Ridge Christian have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. Walker fell just short of King's Ridge Christian by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wolverines have suffered since February 15th.
Tyler Fallmann was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one).
At the plate, Travis Tatom was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brendan Finger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Paideia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against The Weber School by a score of 7-4 on Wednesday.
Walker's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Paideia, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-4.
Walker skirted past Paideia 4-3 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Will Walker repeat their success, or does Paideia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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