Baseball Game Preview: Bleckley County Royals vs. Jefferson County Warriors

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Previous 6 Games

03/21/24 - Away	10-1 W
03/19/24 - Home	10-0 W
03/19/24 - Home	10-1 W
03/24/23 - Home	13-11 W
03/24/23 - Home	7-2 W
03/21/23 - Away	11-3 W

Bleckley County is a perfect 6-0 against Jefferson County since March of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Bleckley County Royals will welcome the Jefferson County Warriors at 5:45 p.m. Bleckley County is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.

Bleckley County is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since February 10th on Monday. They fell just short of Wilcox County by a score of 4-2.

Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Jefferson County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Glascock County on Thursday. Jefferson County came out on top against Glascock County by a score of 12-9. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Jayden Duncan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Jefferson County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Mason Tungate was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in doubles. Marcus Scott was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Jefferson County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Bleckley County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Jefferson County, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.

Everything went Bleckley County's way against Jefferson County in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Bleckley County made off with a 10-1 victory. Will Bleckley County repeat their success, or does Jefferson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.