Perry County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Wayne County on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wayne County Wildcats. Perry County has not had much luck with Wayne County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Russ Richardson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Rhyder Sellars was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Wayne County's side, Carstan Bevis was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Bevis was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Davis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carden Venable, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Perry County's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Wayne County, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
While Perry County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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