Lincoln County is 2-8 against Wayne since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lincoln County Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Wayne Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lincoln County took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Tug Valley by a score of 10-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lincoln County considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Isaac Byrd was incredible, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Collin Duncan, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wayne has not done well against Scott recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Wayne had just enough and edged Scott out 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Wayne as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Fisher Fry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lincoln County's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-17-2. As for Wayne, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Lincoln County came up short against Wayne in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Lincoln County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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