The Sprayberry Yellow Jackets will head out to challenge the Walker Wolverines at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sprayberry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 15.3 runs per game this season.
Walker is hoping to do what Centennial couldn't on Monday: put an end to Sprayberry's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Sprayberry's way against Centennial as Sprayberry made off with an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Graci Pederson and Gabbi Leftwich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Pederson pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Meanwhile, Leftwich didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. At the plate, Pederson scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Leftwich went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Moody, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Simpson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Sprayberry hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Walker had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They lost 11-2 to Pace Academy.
Walker saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Koppel, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Sprayberry's record is now 3-1. As for Walker, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Sprayberry's way against Walker in their previous matchup back in September of 2018 as Sprayberry made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Sprayberry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Walker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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