The Walton Braves will be playing at home against the Rutherford Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Walton entered their tilt with Bay with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Tornadoes out 2-1. After a 14-9 finish the last time they played, Walton and Bay decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
The team relied heavily on Landon Rhodes, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Rutherford came into Friday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Bay Haven Academy on Friday and snuck past 4-3.
Javier Gierbolini was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caylen Nguyen, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Walton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Rutherford, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
Everything went Walton's way against Rutherford when the teams last played last Friday as Walton made off with a 6-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rutherford's Tyler Harry, who didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Walton still be able to contain Harry? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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