Jefferson waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Rockford Auburn Knights as they made off with an 11-5 win. For Jefferson, this counts as revenge for the 28-6 loss Rockford Auburn walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Devin Williamson and Tristan Andrews made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Williamson tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Andrews struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. At bat, Williamson scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Andrews went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Williamson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Jefferson got a big performance out of Jorge Molina, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Bracius, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Rockford Auburn's side, Jacob Chidley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Rockford Auburn was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 4-20. As for Rockford Auburn, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-20.
Jefferson will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rockford Auburn: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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