Big Walnut and Canal Winchester are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Big Walnut Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Canal Winchester Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Big Walnut has four straight wins, Canal Winchester has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Big Walnut never let their opponents score. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Dublin Scioto.
Big Walnut's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyra Holmes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Quinn Kuhlman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Canal Winchester's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Hayes on Tuesday. The match marked that first time this year in which Canal Winchester was not able to get on the board.
Canal Winchester saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendal McCrea, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Big Walnut's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs per game. As for Canal Winchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Canal Winchester's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Big Walnut has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Canal Winchester, though, as they've been averaging 11.2. Given Big Walnut's sizable advantage in that area, Canal Winchester will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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