Perry County extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 19 on Wednesday, dropping them down to 0-16. They came up short against the Wayne County Wildcats, falling 13-3. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, with their most recent defeat being a 15-5 loss last Tuesday.
As for Wayne County, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
For Wayne County's part, Kyler Self looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Self a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Kace Bryant and Logan Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Bryant went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Davis went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave Bryant a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Weston Todd, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
Perry County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wayne County, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-3 win against Collinwood on the 30th.
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