The Jefferson Dragons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Hall Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past five games -- so hopefully East Hall likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, everything went Jefferson's way against West Hall as Jefferson made off with a 13-1 win. Considering the Dragons have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, East Hall got the win against Tallulah Falls on Saturday by a conclusive 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Amari Burce made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kyleigh Kytle was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaylana Curry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Hall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tallulah Falls only posted an OBP of .211.
Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for East Hall, their record is now 10-15.
Everything went Jefferson's way against East Hall in their previous meeting on September 12th, as Jefferson made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jefferson since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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