Baseball Preview: Wayne Pioneers vs. Scott Skyhawks
Wayne is 2-8 against Scott since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wayne Pioneers will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Scott Skyhawks, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wayne: 3.9, Scott: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wayne's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Sissonville.
Wayne got a great performance from Riley Brown as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wayne's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Prater, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Scott scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Poca as Scott made off with a 29-5 victory. The result was nothing new for Scott, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Louden White was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Ferrell, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Wayne is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Scott, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-8.
Wayne came out on top in a nail-biter against Scott in their previous matchup on April 6th, sneaking past 4-3. Does Wayne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scott turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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