The Walnut Grove Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Heritage Coyotes at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Walnut Grove has 25 straight wins, Heritage has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Walnut Grove gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Independence with a sharp 10-0 win.
Jeslyn Burghardt tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Elizabeth "EB" Bobbitt was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Camila Spriggs was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Heritage came up short against Emerson on Friday and fell 9-6.
Walnut Grove pushed their record up to 28-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs per game. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11-3.
Everything went Walnut Grove's way against Heritage in their previous matchup back in March as Walnut Grove made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walnut Grove since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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