The Wayne Pioneers will square off against the Oak Hill Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wayne will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Wayne and Lincoln County, and Lincoln County kept the tradition alive. The Pioneers fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 8-7 on Thursday.
Kylee Copley and Bristol Tiller did some serious damage despite the final result: Copley went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Tiller got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Alexa Bishop, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Oak Hill came out on top against Capital on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Red Devils were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Cougars. The win continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won four in a row.
Wayne dropped their record down to 10-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.5 runs. As for Oak Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
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