Walker is 2-8 against Live Oak since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Walker Wildcats will square off against the Live Oak Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Walker is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Live Oak, who was ranked first at the time (Walker was ranked seventh). Walker came up short against Live Oak on Thursday, falling 15-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Live Oak's part, Sawyer Pruitt looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the fewest hits Pruitt has allowed over his last four games.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brock Davis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Allen, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Live Oak was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Live Oak has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. Walker's loss dropped their record down to 13-4.
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