Wayne County lost against Vancleave back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Wayne County War Eagles fell just short of the Vancleave Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. Wayne County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madison Newburn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Vancleave's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Brooklyn Rhodes gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Vancleave's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kendel Northrop, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Wayne County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11-1. As for Vancleave, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-13.
Wayne County will head out on the road to take on Gautier at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Vancleave does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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