Wayne County had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 19-13 to make it four. They lost 12-2 to the Madison Southern Eagles. The Cardinals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 15-11.
As for Madison Southern, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-19. They not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 29th (when they won 11-1).
For Madison Southern's part, Aaron Short and Trey Helton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Short struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Helton pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. At bat, Short got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, while Helton went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Helton is becoming a predictor of Madison Southern's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-19 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Madison Southern got a massive performance out of Lukas Ingram, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. The Eagles are undefeated when Ingram posts one or more home runs, but 14-19 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Griffin Back, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.
As of now, neither Wayne County nor Madison Southern have any future games scheduled.
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