The Walton-Verona Bearcats will face off against the Madison Central Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walton-Verona is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Walton-Verona will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Kentucky Country Day on Thursday. Walton-Verona was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Kentucky Country Day. Walton-Verona hasn't had any issues with Kentucky Country Day recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Bronson Corpus
| 04/17/25 @ Kentucky Country Day | 10 |
| 03/27/25 @ Paul Laurence Dunbar | 9 |
| 05/10/24 @ Cooper | 8 |
| 04/09/25 vs Simon Kenton | 7 |
| 03/20/24 @ Ryle | 7 |
Bronson Corpus made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
In other batting news, Walton-Verona got a massive performance out of Kainan Held, who went 4-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Held has posted since back in March. Miles Lehmkuhl was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Walton-Verona was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kentucky Country Day only posted a batting average of .231.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Madison Central and Lexington Catholic, and Madison Central kept the tradition alive. The Indians came out on top against the Knights by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday.
Madison Central's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Walton-Verona, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
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