Greene County had lost seven straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 0-9 to make it eight. They lost 18-1 to Washington-Wilkes. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 21, 2022, but that streak is no more.
As for Washington-Wilkes, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. 18 seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Washington-Wilkes' part, Tyson Warren was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Warren was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last eight matchups.
In other batting news, Washington-Wilkes let Hagen Harkins and Andrew Harkins run wild. Hagen went 1-for-2 with three runs and two RBI, while Andrew went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs. Andrew is becoming a predictor of Washington-Wilkes' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Lamar, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Washington-Wilkes beat Greene County by a score of 16-1 later that day.
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