Belvidere is on a five-game streak of home losses, Jefferson an 11-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Belvidere Bucs will take on the Jefferson J-Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Belvidere will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Jefferson on Wednesday. Belvidere put the hurt on Jefferson with a sharp 13-7 win.
Belvidere got a great performance from Elijah Follis as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Gio Urbietta was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chris Medina, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Belvidere's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-16-1. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
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