Baseball Recap: Cordia Takes a Loss

Cordia had lost 18 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-16 to make it 19. They lost 15-0 to the Jackson City Tigers. The Lions were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.

As for Jackson City, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-6. With that win, they brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.

For Jackson City's part, Jacob Morgan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Morgan a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Jackson City's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 3-5 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Kannan Lovins was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, six RBI, and two runs. Jackson City is undefeated when Lovins posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Caige Ellis, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Cordia didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-7 loss against Buckhorn on the 24th. As for Jackson City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 12-11 defeat against Bath County on the 24th.