Baseball Preview: Jay County Patriots vs. Shenandoah Raiders
Jay County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Shenandoah Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Jay County narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Woodlan 2-1. That's two games straight that Jay County has won by just one run.
Zedrian Vazquez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Parker Nichols was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Blackhawks 6-0. Considering Shenandoah has won three matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ethan Loy was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Loy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Fredenburg, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Collin Osenbaugh, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Jay County pushed their record up to 3-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Shenandoah, their record now sits at 6-2.
Jay County was able to grind out a solid win over Shenandoah in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 10-6. Will Jay County repeat their success, or does Shenandoah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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