A feisty cat fight will be fought as Jackson City Tigers challenge Somerset Christian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson City will be strutting in after a victory while Somerset Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Jackson City is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Buckhorn 16-2 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won four in a row.
Caige Ellis and Kannan Lovins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ellis struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off 12 hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Lovins pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2024. At the plate, Ellis scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Lovins scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Ellis also put up two RBI, which were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Jackson City got a massive performance out of Carson Smith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Those two stolen bases gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Morgan, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Jackson City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. They got five more hits than Buckhorn's also-impressive total of 14.
Meanwhile, Somerset Christian came up short against Clinton County on Thursday, falling 21-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Somerset Christian now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Jackson City, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Jackson City came out on top in a nail-biter against Somerset Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. Will Jackson City repeat their success, or does Somerset Christian has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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