Baseball Game Preview: Jefferson County Christian Royals vs. David Anderson Blue Devils

Royals

Runs

04/22/25 vs Bridgeport	2
04/21/25 vs Beallsville	15
04/15/25 vs Leetonia	9
04/14/25 @ Beallsville	3
04/12/25 @ Valley	10
+ 10 more games

The Jefferson County Christian Royals are taking a road trip to square off against the David Anderson Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson County Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

Jefferson County Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Bridgeport on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Royals couldn't push the score so high this time.

Jefferson County Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lee Gump, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, David Anderson fell victim to East Palestine and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 10-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered against the Bulldogs since May 9, 2015.

David Anderson has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Jefferson County Christian, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5.

David Anderson's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Jefferson County Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for David Anderson, though, as they've only averaged .230. Will they be able to contain Jefferson County Christian's hitters?

Jefferson County Christian suffered a grim 28-2 defeat to David Anderson when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Royals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.