If Walnut was feeling good fresh off their 7-1 takedown of Pine Grove last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Walnut fell just short of the Hatley Tigers by a score of 12-10 on Tuesday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Maddie Wilburn made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Addison Hicks was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Wilburn wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Walnut kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive matchups.
Walnut now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Hatley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
While Walnut had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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