Wharton lost against Jefferson back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Wharton Wildcats fell just short of the Jefferson Dragons by a score of 3-2.
Wharton got a good showing from Connor Evans, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Wharton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justis Meadows, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Jefferson's side, they got a great performance from Michael Marroquin as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Marroquin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cameron Mallo was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Isiah Fernandez, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Wharton's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Jefferson, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
Wharton will head out on the road to take on Hillsborough at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hillsborough's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Wharton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Jefferson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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