Whitwell is 0-10 against Baylor since May of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Whitwell Tigers will be playing at home against the Baylor Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Whitwell's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Signal Mountain 16-0. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Ella Grace Harvey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Harvey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Whitwell got a massive performance out of Kenslie McFalls, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits McFalls has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ella Layne, who went 4-for-5 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Whitwell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Signal Mountain only posted an OBP of .280.
Meanwhile, Baylor was able to grind out a solid win over Bradley Central on Saturday, taking the game 8-3.
The victory got Whitwell back to even at 1-1. As for Baylor, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Whitwell suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Baylor when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Whitwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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