The Walsingham Academy Trojans will be playing at home against the Greenup County Musketeers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Walsingham Academy's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Greenup County has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Walsingham Academy can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They never let Southampton Academy onto the board and left with an 8-0 win.
Daniel Guntherberg made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Guntherberg was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Will Wyles was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Davis Neighbor, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Greenup County made easy work of Blazer on Thursday and carried off a 9-2 victory.
Like Walsingham Academy, Greenup County also got a great game from a two-way player: Cohen Underwood. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Underwood has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk every time he's pitched this season. Underwood was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bradley Adkins, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Gage Gullett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Walsingham Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Greenup County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
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