Baseball Recap: Jefferson County Patriots vs. Dobyns-Bennett Indians
Dobyns-Bennett typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Jefferson County proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Dobyns-Bennett Indians 7-6. That's two games straight that Jefferson County has won by just one run.
Jefferson County's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brody Carr, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Carr has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Dylan Edmonds, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Jefferson County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Dobyns-Bennett, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-6 record this season.
Jefferson County will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Knoxville Central at 6:00 p.m. As for Dobyns-Bennett, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sullivan East at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Dobyns-Bennett is facing Sullivan East at the right time seeing as Sullivan East is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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