The Big Walnut Golden Eagles will challenge the Lexington Minutemen at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Big Walnut has four straight victories, Lexington has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Big Walnut had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Cardington-Lincoln on Saturday. The Golden Eagles blew past the Pirates 7-1. Considering the Golden Eagles have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Lexington suffered their closest defeat since April 29th on Saturday. They fell just short of Hillsdale by a score of 7-5.
Big Walnut's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Lexington, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Big Walnut beat Lexington 8-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Minutemen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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