The Walton-Verona Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Holmes Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Walton-Verona has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight defeats, while Holmes will come in with three straight victories.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Walton-Verona and Owen County, and Owen County kept the tradition alive. The Bearcats lost 9-2 to the Rebels on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Bearcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Walton-Verona saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eliza Alford, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Holmes let Ludlow stack five runs on them in the seventh inning on Monday but luckily Holmes prevailed anyway. The Bulldogs skirted past the Panthers 10-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since March 12th.
Holmes now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Walton-Verona, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Walton-Verona took their victory against Holmes in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bearcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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