The Thomas Jefferson Spartans will square off against the Summit Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thomas Jefferson has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Thomas Jefferson is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to Silver Creek. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Thomas Jefferson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Villarreal, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, everything went Summit's way against Montrose on Friday as Summit made off with a 14-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Summit got a massive performance out of Hogan Tobias, who scored four runs and stole Six bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave Tobias a new career-high. JP Vietti was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Thomas Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Summit, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Thomas Jefferson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Summit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Thomas Jefferson took their win against Summit in their previous matchup back in May of 2017 by a conclusive 10-1. Does Thomas Jefferson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Summit turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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