Baseball Game Recap: Mississinewa Indians vs. Jay County Patriots

By Team Reports Apr 11, 2024, 7:53pm

Baseball Recap: Mississinewa Indians vs. Jay County Patriots

Mississinewa won against Jay County in Saturday's first game with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again in Saturday's second game. The Mississinewa Indians walked away with an 8-5 win over the Jay County Patriots. That's two games straight that Mississinewa has won by exactly three runs.

Kavion Martin looked comfortable as he struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.

At the plate, Deakon Dilts was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Dilts is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Mason Cox, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

On Jay County's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryne Goldsworthy, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

The victory made it two in a row for Mississinewa and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Jay County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Mississinewa will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Norwell at 5:00 p.m. As for Jay County, they will square off against Eastbrook at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jay County has given up an average of 9.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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