McCreary Central lost against Wayne County back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The McCreary Central Raiders fell 9-5 to the Wayne County Cardinals. McCreary Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ava Stephens put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off six hits. Stephens was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Chelsea Whitehead was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Makayla Stephens was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
McCreary Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Wayne County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-13.
McCreary Central is on the road again on Friday to play Jellico at 6:00 p.m. McCreary Central is facing Jellico at the right time seeing as Jellico is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Wayne County, they will head out on the road to challenge Pulaski County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pulaski County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Wayne County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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