Wayne County had lost eight straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 8-19 to make it nine. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stone Tomcats. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Tomcats this season, with their most recent loss being a 5-4 defeat on Thursday.
Wayne County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Ainsworth, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another was Colt Branch, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
As for Stone, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-12. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games.
On Stone's side, the team relied heavily on Kellan Burge, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Burge a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Scott, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
As of now, neither Wayne County nor Stone have any future games scheduled.
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