The Jenkins Warriors will face off against the Bryan County Redskins at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jenkins comes in on eight and Bryan County on three.
On Tuesday, Jenkins made easy work of Beach and carried off a 19-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won nine games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Cruz Texidor made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Jacob Pilcher looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
DJ Rohan
| 03/13/25 @ Groves | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs Beach | 3 |
| 03/18/25 @ Johnson | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs New Hampstead | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Beach | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on DJ Rohan, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Jenkins' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 9-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Marquis Bush, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Jenkins always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bryan County was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against McIntosh County Academy by a score of 6-1.
Cooper Ennis made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Ennis was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Ennis wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Williams, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Jenkins' win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bryan County, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
