vs
| 02/14/25 - Away | 7-5 W |
| 02/17/24 - Home | 18-9 W |
| 02/17/24 - Home | 19-9 W |
| 02/16/24 - Away | 10-1 W |
| 02/16/24 - Away | 9-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
While Wayne County's victory against Meridian wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wayne County War Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Meridian Wildcats on Friday. The War Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.
Brady Ainsworth was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Ainsworth was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Bowles, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
Wayne County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Meridian, their defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2-1.
Wayne County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Meridian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
