Baseball Recap: Oglethorpe County Patriots vs. Thomas Jefferson Academy Jaguars
Oglethorpe County can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They never let the Thomas Jefferson Academy Jaguars onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. Oglethorpe County's victory was all the more impressive since Thomas Jefferson Academy was averaging only 3.89 runs allowed on the season.
Eli Frost looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ryder Goodson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Mathew Martin, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
On Thomas Jefferson Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Cobb, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Oglethorpe County's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8. As for Thomas Jefferson Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Oglethorpe County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Thomas Jefferson Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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