Washing machine appliance and backsplash assembly

A washing machine defining a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction that are mutually orthogonal, the washing machine comprising:

• a cabinet defining an opening and including a backsplash bracket having a predefined footprint, the backsplash bracket including one or more support decks, the one or more support decks including a first support deck and a second support deck, each support deck having a planar top surface and a bottom surface, the backsplash bracket defining
• a first aperture extending through one of the one or more support decks between a corresponding planar top surface and a corresponding bottom surface, and
• a second aperture extending through one of the one or more support decks between a corresponding planar top surface and a corresponding bottom surface;
• a basket mounted within the cabinet, the basket defining a wash chamber beneath the opening to receive one or more clothing articles to be washed;
• and
• a backsplash positioned over the predefined footprint, the backsplash including a first engagement hook and a second engagement hook, the first engagement hook being disposed in slidable engagement across the corresponding bottom surface of the first aperture, and the second engagement hook being disposed in slidable engagement across the corresponding bottom surface of the second aperture such that the first and second engagement hooks mount the backsplash to the backsplash bracket,
• wherein the second support deck includes a left support portion and a right support portion, wherein the first support deck extends in the lateral direction from the left support portion to the right support portion such that the first support deck separates the left support portion from the right support portion along the lateral direction, and wherein the first support deck defines a rear portion of the opening.