Wayne Trace entered their tilt with Paulding with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Paulding Panthers 5-3. This was a revenge contest for Wayne Trace, as the team was forced to settle for a 14-5 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
For Paulding's part, Tia Mendez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. Mendez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Paulding saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Stork, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Wayne Trace is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Paulding, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
Wayne Trace will be playing at home against Edgerton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Edgerton: 3.6, Wayne Trace: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Paulding, they will head out on the road to challenge Columbus Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Paulding's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Columbus Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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