St. Clair County had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 10-19 to make it six. They fell 7-4 to the Jacksonville Golden Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, with their most recent defeat being a 4-0 loss on Thursday.
Hayden Black was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
As for Jacksonville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-16 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-15 Donoho and 10-19 St. Clair County (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 28.4% over those games).
On Jacksonville's side, John Ducar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Ducar is becoming a predictor of Jacksonville's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-2 (and 11-14 when he doesn't). Ducar was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Parker Wagoner, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs. Jacksonville is undefeated when Wagoner posts two or more runs, but 9-16 otherwise. Javin Scott also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Looking ahead, St. Clair County will head out to square off against Sylacauga at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Jacksonville, they will welcome Donoho at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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