It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wayne can now relate to. They fell just short of the Adams Central Patriots by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by just one run.
Gavin Anderson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Wayne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Redden, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Wayne and nudges their season record down to 19-11. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 26-2 Malcolm (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85.1% over those games). As for Adams Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
Wayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Adams Central, they will take on Malcolm at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 3.2, the Clippers 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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