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| 03/01/25 - Away | 9-1 W |
| 02/24/24 - Away | 17-10 W |
| 04/06/19 - Home | 5-14 L |
| 03/23/19 - Away | 2-12 L |
| 03/11/17 - Neutral | 7-2 W |
| 03/07/15 - Neutral | 3-4 L |
Wayne County and Taylorsville are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Wayne County War Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Taylorsville Tartars at 6:00 p.m.
On Saturday, Wayne County got the win against Taylorsville by a conclusive 9-1. Considering the War Eagles have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Colt Branch was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He also put up two hits, which were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Hudsen Mills was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he brought in this season. Jacob Bowles was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Wayne County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Wayne County and bumps their season record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Taylorsville, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
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