The Waggener Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Nelson County Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Waggener's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Highlands Latin on Wednesday. They lost 18-0 to the Highlanders. The game marked the first time this year in which Waggener was not able to get on the board.
Nelson County lost 11-1 to Elizabethtown on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Nelson County has lost by exactly ten runs.
Trey Proctor put in work no matter where he played. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Proctor was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Proctor wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trey Sparrow, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Waggener's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Nelson County, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Waggener suffered a grim 13-6 defeat to Nelson County in their previous matchup back in May of 2015. Can Waggener avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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