Eagles
| 04/22/25 vs West Clermont | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Loveland | 1 |
| 04/18/25 vs Winton Woods | 24 |
| 04/16/25 vs Winton Woods | 12 |
| 04/12/25 @ West Clermont | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
The Walnut Hills Eagles will challenge the Loveland Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Walnut Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
West Clermont hit Walnut Hills with a four-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles lost 9-2 to the Wolves. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Walnut Hills saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J.T. Thornton, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Andrew Gorenflo also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Loveland had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 15-1 win. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
Henry Bradley looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dylan Hacker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Hatfield, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Loveland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Walnut Hills only managed one hit.
Loveland's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Walnut Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Walnut Hills suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Loveland in their previous meeting on Monday. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
