The Walnut Wildcats will be playing at home against the Alcorn Central Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Friday just wasn't the day for Walnut's offense. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of East Union on Friday. Walnut has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Walnut saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Sauceda, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Alcorn Central came up short against Booneville on Friday and fell 6-3.
Drake Williams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Walnut's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-9. As for Alcorn Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
Walnut might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Alcorn Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Walnut, Landon Powers (who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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