It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Jefferson County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Northeast Raiders 16-15. The victory was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Mason Tungate, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Schmidt, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Jefferson County's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 3-7. As for Northeast, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Coming up, Jefferson County is taking a road trip to take on Glascock County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Northeast, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Central at 4:00 p.m.
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