The Walton-Verona Bearcats will square off against the Bourbon County Colonels at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Walton-Verona is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Walton-Verona barely beat Cooper the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bearcats blew past the Jaguars 11-4 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Bearcats in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won eight in a row.
Sam Griffin tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bronson Corpus, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2025. Logan Bach was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Walton-Verona always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cooper only posted an OBP of .371.
Meanwhile, Bourbon County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Lewis County. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Colonels have suffered since April 16th.
Adrian Huerta made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Bourbon County's defeat dropped their record down to 17-15. As for Walton-Verona, their victory bumped their record up to 18-12.
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