The Wayne Pioneers will venture away from home to challenge the Fairland Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wayne has three straight wins, Fairland has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Wayne beats Fairland with nine runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Pioneers were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over Ripley on Tuesday.

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The team relied heavily on Alexa Bishop, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kylee Copley, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Wayne hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fairland came up short against Portsmouth on Monday and fell 6-2.
Fairland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nevaeh Clark, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Clark has hit this season.
Fairland's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Wayne, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
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