Baseball Preview: Wayne County Wildcats vs. Collinwood Trojans
The Wayne County Wildcats are on the road again on Thursday to play the Collinwood Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Wayne County narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Perry County 6-5.
Brady Stooksberry was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Stooksberry was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryder Butler, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Collinwood entered their tilt with Wayne County with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victor by a 12-6 margin over the Wildcats last Tuesday. Considering Collinwood has won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The win got Wayne County back to even at 9-9. As for Collinwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Wayne County suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Collinwood in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can Wayne County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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