Baseball Recap: Thomas Jefferson Has No Trouble Against Huguenot

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

05/19/25 vs Huguenot	14
04/23/25 vs Richmond High School for the Arts	14
04/10/25 vs Richmond High School for the Arts	14
04/22/25 @ Huguenot	13
05/01/25 @ John Marshall	9

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Maggie Walker, Thomas Jefferson was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Huguenot Falcons as they made off with a 16-2 win. Considering the Vikings have won six matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Ben Coppola was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). Coppola was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four runs and one stolen base. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Thomas Jefferson let Thomas Dejnozka and Graeme Cox run wild. Dejnozka went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Cox went 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Those two runs gave Dejnozka a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of DeShaun Hayden, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.

Thomas Jefferson pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs over those games. As for Huguenot, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Thomas Jefferson will host J.R. Tucker at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Huguenot, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Varina at 6:00 p.m.