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| 02/13/25 - Home | 8-3 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/05/24 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 04/25/23 - Away | 7-8 L |
Walton took care of business in their home opener on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Rutherford Rams. The Braves have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rams, too.
Colten Nelson and Timmy Busby were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nelson tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Busby didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. At the plate, Nelson scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Busby went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Busby a new career-high.
In other batting news, Landon Rhodes was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Warren Godwin, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
Walton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rutherford only posted an OBP of .192.
Rutherford dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Walton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 12-1 loss against Northview on the 14th. As for Rutherford, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 13-0 defeat against Bozeman on the 17th.
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