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| 04/17/24 - Away | 23-0 W |
| 03/27/24 - Home | 14-0 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 14-0 W |
| 03/31/23 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 04/07/22 - Away | 13-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Walnut Ridge has gone a perfect 10-0 against Hoxie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Walnut Ridge Bobcats will welcome the Hoxie Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Walnut Ridge's favor as the squad sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Hoxie has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Walnut Ridge blew Newport out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Newport got their revenge. Walnut Ridge fell just short of Newport by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Bobcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Walnut Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JACE BLAKE, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
After ending last season with 17 straight defeats, Hoxie opened this season with a bang. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Augusta a 15-0 shutout on Monday.
Logan Light made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Mack Slaughter was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). PJ Forehand was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Hoxie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Augusta only posted an OBP of .273.
Having lost for the first time this season, Walnut Ridge fell to 2-1. As for Hoxie, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Everything went Walnut Ridge's way against Hoxie in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Walnut Ridge made off with a 23-0 victory. Will Walnut Ridge repeat their success, or does Hoxie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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