If Wirt County was feeling good fresh off their 16-4 takedown of Valley on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers fell just short of the Roane County Raiders by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Wyatt Boice put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Boice was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Trenton Watson made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Wirt County's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Roane County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wirt County will venture away from home to square off against Calhoun at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Roane County, they will head out to face off against Sissonville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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