After five games on the road, Waverly Central is heading back home. They will take on the Fairview Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Waverly Central has not struggled against Creek Wood recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. Waverly Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Creek Wood and snuck past 4-2.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Fairview made sure to put some runs up on the board against East Hickman County on Monday. Fairview walked away with a 10-5 victory over East Hickman County.
Ashlyn Corbin tossed a big game, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Fairview let Abbie Hammon and Allie Penning loose on the outfield. Hammon scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Penning scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Ellison, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Waverly Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Fairview, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Waverly Central's way against Fairview in their previous meeting back in March as Waverly Central made off with a 15-8 victory. Does Waverly Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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