Vancleave entered their tilt with Wayne County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Wayne County War Eagles 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Vancleave, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brooklyn Rhodes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Vancleave's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kendel Northrop, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Wayne County's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Madison Newburn gave up only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
Vancleave is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Wayne County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11-1.
Vancleave does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wayne County, they will head out on the road to face off against Gautier at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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