Wayne is 0-9 against Lebanon since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Wayne Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Lebanon Warriors at 12:00 p.m. The last five games Wayne has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Wayne had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Miamisburg.
Wayne got a good showing from Will Ganion, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Braylon Byrd was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three runs. Xavier Hargrave was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Wayne didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Miamisburg only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Lebanon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Little Miami by a score of 5-4.
Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Lebanon, they have fallen quite a ways from their 21-8 record last season and are now at 1-6.
Wayne suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Lebanon in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Wayne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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