For the second straight game, Jellico will face off against Oneida. The Blue Devils will challenge the Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jellico has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 11 straight defeats, while Oneida will come in with three straight victories.
Jellico fell victim to Oneida and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 12-0 to the Indians.
For Oneida's part, Brock Ryon and Maddox Hutcherson made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Ryon kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Hutcherson pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those eight strikeouts gave Ryon a new career-high. At the plate, Ryon went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Hutcherson went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Hutcherson is becoming a predictor of Oneida's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-13 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Caden Shoemaker was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Oneida is 6-2 when Shoemaker posts two or more runs, but 3-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Sexton, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Oneida was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Oneida's win bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Jellico, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
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