Alcorn Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Walnut Wildcats by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Alcorn Central of the 18-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Glorianna Johnson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Lainez, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Alcorn Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Walnut only tossed four.
On Walnut's side, their victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cadence Rolison, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Alcorn Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-20-1. As for Walnut, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Alcorn Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Walnut, they will head out on the road to square off against New Site at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Walnut is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
