The Wayne Pioneers will square off against the South Point Pointers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wayne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Wayne didn't have quite enough to beat Sissonville and fell 12-11. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lexi Napier stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 4-for-5 with four runs and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Copley, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, South Point was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They came up short against Rock Hill, falling 8-2.
Kota Copley put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Copley was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one run. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now got three or more in each of the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Adyson Copley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double.
Wayne now has a losing record of 8-9. As for South Point, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Wayne hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like South Point struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Wayne was able to grind out a solid win over South Point in their previous meeting back in March, winning 10-5. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Pointers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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