The Walnut Grove Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Galena Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Wednesday. Walnut Grove lost 9-2 to Weaubleau. Walnut Grove has struggled against Weaubleau recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Galena's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Seymour by a score of 8-7.
Jaxon Foster was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Cody Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 5-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Galena's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Wall, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Walnut Grove now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Galena, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Walnut Grove might still be hurting after the 29-4 defeat they got from Galena in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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