Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Walnut Hills). They blew past the Anderson Raptors 15-5 on Thursday. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 10-9 victory the Raptors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Evie Denen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Denen was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Kendra Sullivan
| 04/10/25 vs Anderson | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Colerain | 1 |
| 05/06/24 vs Norwood | 1 |
| 04/29/24 @ Anderson | 1 |
| 04/20/24 vs Clinton-Massie | 1 |
In other batting news, Kendra Sullivan was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Jade Scharff, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Walnut Hills kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.
Walnut Hills' win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-3. As for Anderson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Walnut Hills is set to square off against their familiar foe Turpin at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Anderson will face off against rival Loveland at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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