Baseball Recap: Jefferson-Morgan Rockets vs. California Trojans
Jefferson-Morgan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the California Trojans a 4-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Jefferson-Morgan also won the last time the pair played last Friday.
Brock Bayles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bayles has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bayles was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Deakyn DeHoet was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On California's side, Chase Cicchitto was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Jefferson-Morgan now has a winning record of 7-6. As for California, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Jefferson-Morgan will stay at home for another game and welcome Southmoreland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Jefferson-Morgan is facing Southmoreland at the right time seeing as Southmoreland is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for California, they will head out on the road to face off against Avella at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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