Washington-Wilkes can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Towns County Indians as the Washington-Wilkes Tigers made off with a 16-5 win. Washington-Wilkes' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Morgan Shedd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Nick Harkins and Malik Ware did most of the damage at the plate: Harkins fired off two home runs and three additional RBI while going 2-for-3, while Ware went 4-for-4 with a home run, two additional RBI, and two additional runs. Another player making a difference was Mason Wheatley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Washington-Wilkes has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Towns County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Washington-Wilkes will have a chance to go back-to-back against Towns County: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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