Wayne has gone 8-2 against Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wayne Badgers will face off against the Valley Buffalos at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Wayne narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Green River 2-1.
Blake Peterson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Hunter Robins was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Wayne didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Valley made easy work of Pinnacle on Wednesday and carried off a 12-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Buffalos, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Wayne's record is now 5-12. As for Valley, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Wayne might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from Valley when the teams last played on September 4th. Can Wayne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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