The Oak Hill Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Wayne Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wayne took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Hill, who comes in off a win.
Oak Hill came out on top against Capital on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Red Devils were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Cougars. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Wayne and Lincoln County, and Lincoln County kept the tradition alive. The Pioneers fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 8-7 on Thursday.
Kylee Copley and Bristol Tiller stepped up to the plate in a big way. Copley went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Tiller got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Courtney Thompson also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Wayne's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-6. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.5 runs. As for Oak Hill, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
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