After losing to Wayne County the last time they met, McNairy Central decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The McNairy Central Bobcats came out on top against the Wayne County Wildcats by a score of 6-2 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McNairy Central.
Will Glidewell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Preston Burks, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Kiestler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Wayne County's side, Logan Davis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
McNairy Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-14 record this season. As for Wayne County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5.
McNairy Central will head out on the road to face off against Fayette Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. McNairy Central is facing Fayette Academy at the right time seeing as Fayette Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Wayne County, they will head out on the road to square off against Collinwood at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Wayne County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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