The Raceland Rams will head out on the road to take on the Wayne Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Raceland has nine straight wins, Wayne has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Raceland gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Dawson-Bryant with a sharp 14-2 win.
Micheal Penningtion and Parker Fannin did most of the damage at the plate: Penningtion scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Fannin scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brayden Webb, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wayne fell victim to Spring Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timberwolves.
Wayne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Prater, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Raceland's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.8 runs. As for Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Wayne's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Raceland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .345. It's a different story for Wayne, though, as they've only averaged .184. Will they be able to contain Raceland's hitters?
Raceland took their win against Wayne in their previous matchup on March 11th by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Raceland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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