After a string of 15 wins, Wolfe County's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 10-3 to the Raceland Rams. The defeat continues a trend for Wolfe County in their matchups with Raceland: they've now lost three in a row.
For Raceland's part, they got a great performance from Brigham Davidson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Micheal Penningtion was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Thacker, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Wolfe County's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5. As for Raceland, they pushed their record up to 28-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wolfe County will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Rowan County at 6:30 p.m. Rowan County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Raceland, they will head out on the road to square off against Blazer at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Raceland's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Blazer's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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