The Wayne High baseball team saw its winning streak come to an end Thursday as Omaha South came from behind late to post a 5-4 win in action at Hank Overin Field.
The Blue Devils trailed 2-1 in the fifth when they came up with a three-run inning to take a 4-2 advantage.
Wayne tied the game when Trevor DeBoer doubled to center, scoring Jacob Kneifl. Reid Korth followed with a sacrifice fly to score Hagan Miller and Blake Bartos’ double down the line to left brought DeBoer home to give Wayne the lead.
The Packers came back late with a run in the sixth and used a walk, two hit batters, a sacrifice bunt and a single to score two runs. Wayne couldn’t come back in the bottom of the inning and their three-game winning streak came to an end, dropping them to 7-4 on the season.
Miller had two of Wayne’s five hits in the game, and Bartos and DeBoer both doubled. Josh Lutt pitched six solid innings, striking out eight and allowing four hits and two walks in a no decision. Tyler Gilliland ended up with the loss.
Wayne will play in a tournament at Seward on Monday and will be at Guardian Angels Central Catholic on Tuesday for a 4:30 p.m. game in West Point.
