McMinn County is 0-10 against Walker Valley since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The McMinn County Cherokees will look to defend their home field against the Walker Valley Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. McMinn County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
McMinn County is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tellico Plains.
McMinn County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cami Wade, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Walker Valley entered their tilt with Chattanooga Christian with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 7-2 on Tuesday.
Ryann Presswood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Presswood has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Presswood was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Alyssa Davenport was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Amy Benson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
McMinn County's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Walker Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5-1 record this season.
McMinn County came up short against Walker Valley in their previous matchup back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Presswood, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Now that McMinn County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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