The Auburn Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Wayne Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Auburn took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Holdrege-Adams Central. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since April 7th.
Meanwhile, Wayne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Lions 12-1. Considering the Blue Devils have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Wayne got a massive performance out of Gavin Redden, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Patefield, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Wayne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Louisville only posted an OBP of .263.
Wayne pushed their record up to 17-9 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Auburn, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.
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