With a playoff win on the line, Walter Johnson rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Urbana Hawks, sneaking past 7-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2019.
Shaun Rudick
| 05/23/25 vs Urbana | 3 |
| 03/21/25 @ Magruder | 2 |
| 05/07/25 @ Richard Montgomery | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Blair | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Sherwood | 1 |
Walter Johnson got a big performance out of Shaun Rudick, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Rudick a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zachary Roach, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Walter Johnson is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Urbana, the defeat snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 21-4 record.
Walter Johnson will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Kennedy at 12:45 p.m. on June 4. The Cavaliers will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something the Wildcats surely won't give up without a fight. Urbana does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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