Jefferson extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 33 on Friday, dropping them down to 0-22. They came up short against the South Oak Cliff Golden Bears, falling 8-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-3 on Tuesday.
As for South Oak Cliff, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For South Oak Cliff's part, James Crain was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Crain also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because South Oak Cliff is 9-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-6-3 otherwise. Crain was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jazzmon Powell, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Juan Tovar also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As of now, neither Jefferson nor South Oak Cliff have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
