Baseball Recap: Jefferson Comes Up Short

Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 14-1 to the Belvidere North Blue Thunder. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Thunder this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-2 last Monday.

Jefferson saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rodney Rodriguez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Belvidere North, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Jefferson is set to challenge their familiar foe Guilford at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Belvidere North will square off against rival Hononegah at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.