Loretto has gone a perfect 10-0 against Wayne County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Loretto Mustangs will host the Wayne County Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Neither Loretto nor Wayne County posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Loretto fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Giles County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 3-2. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grant Fisher
| 03/11/25 vs Giles County | 12 |
| 04/18/24 @ Milan | 6 |
| 04/27/24 @ Lincoln County | 5 |
| 04/04/24 @ Columbia Academy | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Middle Tennessee Monarchs | 1 |
Grant Fisher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Loretto saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ralee Ellis, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wayne County came up short against Hampshire on Tuesday, falling 8-2.
Loretto now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Wayne County, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Loretto came out on top in a nail-biter against Wayne County in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, sneaking past 4-2. Does Loretto have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wayne County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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