Thomas Jefferson has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Aurora Central Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Thomas Jefferson: 2.6, Aurora Central: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Thomas Jefferson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Denver East.
Max Feierstein spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Sloan Steimel was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Klein, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central entered their tilt with Overland with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Trailblazers by a score of 11-7 on Saturday.
Sebastian Leyva made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Leyva was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aurora Central got a massive performance out of Emiliano Menchaca, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Alberto Avila was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Thomas Jefferson's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Aurora Central, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything went Thomas Jefferson's way against Aurora Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Thomas Jefferson made off with a 10-3 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Aurora Central's German Villalobos, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Thomas Jefferson to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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