Thomas Jefferson Academy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the David Emanuel Academy Eagles onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. That's two games straight that Thomas Jefferson Academy has won by exactly six runs.
Not much got past Ty Cobb, who gave up just five hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep David Emanuel Academy off the board. Cobb has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than 12 strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Thomas Jefferson Academy's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Barrow, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jake Hudson, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Thomas Jefferson Academy's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for David Emanuel Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Thomas Jefferson Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against David Emanuel Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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