Baseball Preview: Jefferson County Patriots vs. Knoxville Central Bobcats
The Jefferson County Patriots will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Knoxville Central Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. The last three games Jefferson County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Jefferson County can't be too worried about heading out to take on Knoxville Central: they just beat Dobyns-Bennett at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Jefferson County skirted past Dobyns-Bennett 7-6. That's two games straight that Jefferson County has won by just one run.
Jefferson County saw seven different players step up and record 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Williams, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Central has not done well against Bearden recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Knoxville Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Bearden and snuck past 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Knoxville Central.
Miles Johnson looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Jefferson County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Knoxville Central, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Jefferson County might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Knoxville Central in their previous meeting back in March. Can Jefferson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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