Wayne and Douglas County West squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Wayne had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Douglas County West Falcon by a score of 3-1. Wayne has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wayne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Moormeier, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Douglas County West's side, Jonas Timm spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. Timm has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Douglas County West, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Wayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Douglas County West, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Central City/Centura at 4:00 p.m. Central City/Centura's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Douglas County West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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