The Jackson County Panthers will take on the North Oconee Titans at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jackson County: 2.9, North Oconee: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Oconee's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Jackson County hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Jackson County never let Jefferson get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Panthers have won five matches by more than 11 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mitchell Bryce
| 03/04/25 @ Jefferson | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Cedar Shoals | 2 |
| 02/26/25 @ Franklin County | 1 |
| 02/15/25 @ Murphy | 1 |
| 03/14/24 vs Gainesville | 1 |
Jackson County let Bryce Garrison and Mitchell Bryce run wild. Garrison went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI, while Bryce scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Bryce a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Landon VanWormer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Jackson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Oconee, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Grovetown on Tuesday.
North Oconee pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Jackson County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Jackson County took their win against North Oconee in their previous meeting back in February of 2017 by a conclusive 11-5. Does Jackson County have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Oconee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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