Baseball Recap: Jay County Patriots vs. Bellmont Braves
There's no place like home for Jay County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bellmont Braves 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Jay County also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Zedrian Vazquez looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jay County's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Parker Nichols, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Bellmont's side, Andrew James made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Bellmont didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jay County only tossed four.
Jay County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. As for Bellmont, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Jay County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Blackford at 5:00 p.m. As for Bellmont, they will head out on the road to face off against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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