The Walker Wolverines will welcome the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Walker is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 11-2 to Pace Academy on Friday.
Walker saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Koppel, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Sprayberry waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with an 8-2 win. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matchups by six runs or more this season.
Graci Pederson and Gabbi Leftwich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Pederson tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Meanwhile, Leftwich didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. At bat, Pederson scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Leftwich went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Moody, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Simpson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Sprayberry didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Centennial only tossed two.
Walker suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Sprayberry when the teams last played back in September of 2018. Will Walker have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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