Mitchell won the last time they faced Avery County and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mountaineers put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountaineers.
Jacoby Dale
| 04/28/26 @ Avery County | 5 |
| 04/16/26 vs University School | 2 |
| 04/27/26 vs Avery County | 1 |
| 04/20/26 vs Happy Valley | 1 |
| 04/24/25 @ Madison | 1 |
Jacoby Dale made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Mitchell's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-2 (and 5-11 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Vines, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Mitchell is undefeated when Vines posts two or more runs, but 7-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Rohr, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Mitchell's record is now 11-13. As for Avery County, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Mitchell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Avery County, they are taking a road trip to challenge Asheville Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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