North County has gone 8-1 against Jefferson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The North County Raiders will head out to challenge the Jefferson Blue Jays at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North County lost 23-12 to Jackson on Tuesday. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Fighting Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Sophie Rackley and Raegan Pierce stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rackley scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances, while Pierce scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ava Mcclure, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to DeSoto.
Jefferson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Burger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
North County's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Everything went North County's way against Jefferson when the teams last played back in September, as North County made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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