For the second straight game, Thomas Jefferson will face off against McKeesport. The Jaguars will face off against the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Thomas Jefferson has four straight victories, McKeesport has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Thomas Jefferson's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on McKeesport with a sharp 12-0 win. Considering the Jaguars have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyler Lesko was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. That hit marked the first that he has got this season.
In other batting news, Thomas Jefferson got a big performance out of Luke Kosko, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most hits Kosko has posted since back in June of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Fry, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Thomas Jefferson hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least one batters every time they've taken the field this season.
Thomas Jefferson's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for McKeesport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
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