
Tigers
04/11/25 @ Hiawatha | 11-1 |
04/07/25 vs Riley County | 4-0 |
04/07/25 vs Riley County | 8-3 |
04/03/25 vs St. Marys | 5-0 |
04/03/25 vs St. Marys | 13-3 |
+ 4 more games |
Jefferson West barely beat Hiawatha the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers put the hurt on the Red Hawks with a sharp 11-1 win on Friday. The Tigers' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Brody Thelen was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Corbin Mayer, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Colin Crowson was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Jefferson West pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Hiawatha, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-5-1.
Jefferson West didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-7 win against Atchison County on the 11th. Hiawatha has also already played their next contest (against Silver Lake), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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