The Western Hills Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Walnut Hills Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Western Hills is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 30 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Purcell Marian on Wednesday. They fell 5-0 to the Cavaliers. The game marked the first time this season in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Walnut Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Anderson.
Walnut Hills saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Ayers, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Western Hills' loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Walnut Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Walnut Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Western Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Walnut Hills, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8 strikeouts. Will Western Hills keep running through batters, or will the Eagles buck the trend?
Western Hills might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Walnut Hills in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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