Jay County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Shenandoah Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Jay County narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Woodlan 2-1. That's two games straight that Jay County has won by just one run.
Zedrian Vazquez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Parker Nichols was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Blackhawks 6-0. Considering Shenandoah has won three matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ethan Loy was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Loy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Fredenburg, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Collin Osenbaugh, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Jay County pushed their record up to 3-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Shenandoah, their record now sits at 6-2.
Jay County was able to grind out a solid win over Shenandoah in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 10-6. Will Jay County repeat their success, or does Shenandoah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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