Friday just wasn't the day for Walnut's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the East Union Urchins on Friday. Walnut has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Walnut saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Sauceda, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
On East Union's side, Ben Basil spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Landon Harmon was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Clayton Russell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Walnut's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-9. As for East Union, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Walnut will take on Alcorn Central at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alcorn Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for East Union, they will head out on the road to take on South Pontotoc at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Union's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so South Pontotoc's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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