Wallace-Rose Hill waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 10-6 victory over the Hobbton Wildcats. This was payback for Wallace-Rose Hill, who suffered a 13-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kaiden Liu and Dallas James made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Liu struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, James pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Liu has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Liu got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI, while James scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dane Turner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Brooks, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On Hobbton's side, Kasey Lee was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Wallace-Rose Hill pushed their record up to 7-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs per game. As for Hobbton, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Wallace-Rose Hill has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Pender at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Wallace-Rose Hill is facing Pender at the right time seeing as Pender is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Hobbton, they will head out on the road to take on Wilson Christian Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wilson Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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