Sadly, Thurston-Cuming County is still looking for their first win of the season after seven games. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-3 to the Wayne Blue Devils, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Thurston-Cuming County of the 4-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Owen Kneifl was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Alex Roth was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On Wayne's side, Adrian Contreras made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Contreras was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other pitching news, Alex Rodriguez looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Wayne got a massive performance out of Parker Patefield, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Kneifl, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Thurston-Cuming County's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Wayne, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Thurston-Cuming County will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Centennial at 4:30 p.m. Thurston-Cuming County is facing Centennial at the right time seeing as Centennial is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Wayne, they will head out on the road to square off against Tekamah-Herman at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wayne is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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