Baseball Preview: Lewis County Panthers vs. Wayne County Wildcats
Lewis County and Wayne County are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lewis County Panthers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Wayne County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Lewis County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Lewis County can't be too worried about heading out to take on Wayne County: they just beat Summertown at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Lewis County had just enough and edged Summertown out 4-3.
Lewis County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Whitlow, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Hayden Jackson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Wayne County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 12-6 defeat to Collinwood might stick with them for a while.
Daniel Pike made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Stooksberry, who scored a run.
Lewis County's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Wayne County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Lewis County took their win against Wayne County in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewis County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
