Woodlawn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Jackson-Olin Mustangs by a score of 5-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Woodlawn of the 12-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2022.
Justin Sargent and Jacorey Thomas stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sargent scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Thomas got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Dietric Young was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Jackson-Olin's side, Antwan Moore was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Moore is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Perkins, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Woodlawn's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Jackson-Olin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Woodlawn is on the road again on Tuesday to play Tarrant at 5:00 p.m. Woodlawn has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Jackson-Olin, they will head out on the road to take on Hueytown at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hueytown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Jackson-Olin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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