Baseball Recap: Derek Runions' big game can't quite lead Jefferson over Sioux City East

Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 15-2 to the Sioux City East Black Raiders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Jefferson of the 14-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May.

Jefferson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Runions, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Runions has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 2-20. As for Sioux City East, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Jefferson by a score of 15-3 later that day.

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