The Jenkins County War Eagles will head out to challenge the Screven County Gamecocks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Jenkins County came into this matchup off a tough 11-run defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of David Emanuel Academy by a score of 9-7 on Monday. The War Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chandler Cates and James Allen were huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, Cates pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Allen pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At bat, Cates scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3, while Allen scored a run and stole a base. That run marked the first that Cates scored this season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Gray, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Harper Wilcox was another, going 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Screven County entered their tilt with Claxton on Friday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 17-6 win. The Gamecocks' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Screven County's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Jenkins County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Jenkins County suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Screven County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Jenkins County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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