It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Wayne Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Stringer Red Devils. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Jaguars have posted since April 30, 2024.
Colton Stringer was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stringer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Wayne Academy got a great performance from Cohen Walley as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits.
Back at the plate, Cale Graham and Patten Shirley did most of the damage at the plate: Graham went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI, while Shirley went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The dominant performance gave Graham a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Wooten, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Wayne Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Jaguars
| 03/07/25 @ Stringer | 7-5 |
| 03/01/25 vs Edgewood Academy | 8-1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Southern Academy | 1-2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Southern Academy | 9-0 |
| 02/21/25 @ Southeast Lauderdale | 2-8 |
Wayne Academy's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for Stringer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wayne Academy will head out to face off against Mize at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mize is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Stringer, they will challenge Quitman at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Quitman also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 6.2 runs per game.
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