After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Panguitch, Wayne was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Green River Pirates. That's more bragging rights for the Badgers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Blake Peterson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Hunter Robins was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Wayne didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Wayne's win bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Green River, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wayne will face off against Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Green River, they will square off against Piute at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Piute is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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