Baseball Preview: Perry County Vikings vs. Wayne County Wildcats
The Perry County Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Wayne County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Perry County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Perry County fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Wayne County on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. Perry County has struggled against Wayne County recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Wayne County's part, Carstan Bevis was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Bevis was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Davis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Carden Venable was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Perry County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Wayne County, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Perry County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wayne County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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