Wayne is 1-9 against Winfield since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Wayne will look to defend their home field against Winfield at 7:00 p.m. This will be Wayne's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
On Saturday, Wayne came up short against Chapmanville Regional and fell 8-3.
Wayne saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fisher Fry, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI. Ronnie Staley also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Winfield had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Wildcats. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Blake Withrow was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Brayson Downey was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Winfield pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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