Baseball Recap: Wayne County Comes Up Short

Wayne County couldn't beat East Central on Thursday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fifth inning. The War Eagles fell 8-5 to the Hornets. The War Eagles have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

Brayson Graham

Batters Struck Out

04/17/25 vs East Central	5
04/12/25 vs Gautier	9
04/04/25 vs Vancleave	13
03/18/25 vs Stone	10
03/13/25 vs Mize	6
03/03/25 vs Taylorsville	6

Brayson Graham put in work no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

In other pitching news, Wayne County got a good showing from Reece Freeman, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Freeman gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March.

Back at the plate, Hudsen Mills was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Dallen Holifield also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Wayne County's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for East Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season.

While Wayne County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.