Thurston-Cuming County is 0-10 against Wayne since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Thurston-Cuming County will head out on the road to challenge the Wayne Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m.
Sadly, Thurston-Cuming County is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. Their tough 13-3 defeat to St. Paul/Palmer on Monday might stick with them for a while.
Thurston-Cuming County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylen Wegner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wayne had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-6 victory over the Wildcats.
Gavin Redden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Redden has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Redden was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Devin Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Moormeier, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Thurston-Cuming County's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Wayne, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Thurston-Cuming County couldn't quite finish off Wayne in their previous matchup back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Redden, who struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Thurston-Cuming County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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