The Jenkins County War Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Glascock County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jenkins County has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Jenkins County didn't have quite enough to beat Glascock County and fell 11-10.
For Glascock County's part, they gave Zach Wagner the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits. What's more, Wagner posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Glascock County got a massive performance out of Tripp Cooper, who went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits Cooper has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Swint, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
Glascock County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Jenkins County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
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