The Walton-Verona Bearcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carroll County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Walton-Verona will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak alive.
Walton-Verona stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let Lloyd Memorial onto the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Mason Howard made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Howard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Howard was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Sawyer Webster was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Julian Dixon, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Carroll County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Anderson County. The loss continues a trend for Carroll County in their matchups with Anderson County: they've now lost three in a row.
Coy Willhoite was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Walton-Verona has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Carroll County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-10.
Walton-Verona took their victory against Carroll County when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-1. Does Walton-Verona have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carroll County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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