War Eagles
| 02/11/25 vs Richton | 13 |
| 02/15/25 vs Meridian | 12 |
| 02/14/25 vs Meridian | 12 |
| 03/01/25 @ Taylorsville | 8 |
| 02/25/25 @ Richton | 6 |
Wayne County won the last time they faced Taylorsville and things went their way on Saturday too. Everything went the Wayne County War Eagles' way against the Taylorsville Tartars as the Wayne County War Eagles made off with a 9-1 victory. Considering the War Eagles have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Colt Branch made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He also got two hits, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, Hudsen Mills was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he brought in this season. Another player making a difference was Parker Mills, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Wayne County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Taylorsville only posted a batting average of .192.
The win made it two in a row for Wayne County and bumps their season record up to 6-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7 runs. As for Taylorsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Wayne County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Taylorsville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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