Jay County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Bluffton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jay County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Jay County had just enough and edged South Adams out 4-2.
Zedrian Vazquez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryne Goldsworthy, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bluffton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Flying Jets by a score of 8-4.
Bluffton let Brody Lewis and Lukas Gherett loose on the outfield. Lewis scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Gherett scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Axton Beste, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Jay County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Bluffton, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Jay County might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Bluffton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Jay County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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