The Stone Tomcats will square off against the Wayne County War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Stone is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since February 15th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wayne County by a score of 10-8.
For Wayne County's part, Brayson Graham made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Graham has posted since back in February of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hudsen Mills and Jacob Bowles did most of the damage at the plate: Mills scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Bowles scored a run while going 1-for-3. Bowles also brought in three RBI, which is notable because Wayne County is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dallen Holifield, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Stone's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne County, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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