Poca is 1-9 against Wayne since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Poca The Dots are on the road again to play the Wayne Pioneers at 6:00 p.m.
Poca lost 14-2 to Hoover on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Wayne beat Point Pleasant 6-3 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wayne.
Riley Brown was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Brown has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Logan Prater was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lucas Queen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Poca's defeat dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Wayne, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Poca suffered a grim 24-3 defeat to Wayne in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wayne's Fisher Fry, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Now that Poca knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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