On Wednesday, Nolensville faced Walker Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Nolensville Knights fell just short of the Walker Valley Mustangs by a score of 3-2. Nolensville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Walker Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
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. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kendra McNiel was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was 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.
This is the second loss in a row for Nolensville and nudges their season record down to 32-9-2. As for Walker Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-8-1 record this season.
Nolensville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Walker Valley, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss vs. Dobyns-Bennett on the 23rd.
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