For the second straight game, Walnut will face off against Bonita. The Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Bearcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Bonita will come in with three straight wins.
Walnut came into this matchup off a tough ten-run loss on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Bonita by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since February 26th.
For Bonita's part, Camden Farina looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Farina has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Landen Lambert and Cody White did most of the damage at the plate: Lambert scored a run while going 2-for-3, while White scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases White has posted since back in February of 2024.
Bonita's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Walnut, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
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