Baseball Recap: Washington County Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Washington County came into Thursday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Jackson Mixon made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Washington County is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 8-10 otherwise. Mixon was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Ty Owens

Runs

03/09/26 vs Fruitdale	3
04/02/26 vs St. Luke's Episcopal	2
03/27/26 vs Bayshore Christian	2
03/16/26 vs McIntosh	2
03/03/26 @ Southern Choctaw	2
+ 3 more games

In other batting news, Washington County let Ty Owens and Matthew Loper run wild. Owens went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Loper got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Owens has become a key player for Washington County: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-10 otherwise.

The victory got Washington County back to even at 11-11. As for St. Luke's Episcopal, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-8.

Washington County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wildcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.