The Wayne County Yellow Jackets will face off against the Richmond Hill Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Wayne County 3.1, Richmond Hill 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Wayne County and Perry had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Yellow Jackets were the clear victors by a 16-3 margin over the Panthers on Monday. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Richmond Hill was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They skirted past Pinewood Christian 5-3. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Gess Clark spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lily Welch was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and one double. That double marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Villella, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Richmond Hill's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Wayne County, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.
Wayne County came out on top in a nail-biter against Richmond Hill in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Yellow Jackets repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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