Baseball Recap: Sacramento falls despite strong effort from Drewlian Jenkins Jr.

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 11:37am

Baseball Recap: Sacramento Dragons vs. Capital Christian Cougars

Sacramento was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 20-3 to the Capital Christian Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Sacramento of the 15-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.

Drewlian Jenkins Jr. made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Darius Jenkins was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.

On Capital Christian's side, Max Ellison was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Ellison was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonah Anderson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hyeongho Park, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Sacramento's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Capital Christian, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-20.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Sacramento by a score of 8-7.

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