Jefferson and Martinsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since June of 2021, but likely not for long. The Jefferson Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Martinsburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Jefferson sitting on five straight victories and Martinsburg on 11.
Jefferson can't be too worried about heading out to take on Martinsburg: they just beat Washington at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Jefferson's pitchers stepped up to hand Washington a 3-0 shutout on Saturday.
Cohen Rutherford looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Serf Guerra was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alex Danner, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Martinsburg put the finishing touches on their 20th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against GVCS Broadfording as Martinsburg made off with a 13-0 win.
Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Martinsburg, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 31-2.
Jefferson came up short against Martinsburg in their previous matchup on May 2nd, falling 4-1. Can Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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