The Somerset Briar Jumpers will venture away from home to take on the Henry Clay Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Somerset managed to slip by Madison Central the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Briar Jumpers came up short against the Indians on Wednesday, falling 11-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Briar Jumpers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Somerset saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raygan New, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Henry Clay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 15-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of DuPont Manual.
Henry Clay's record now sits at 16-16. As for Somerset, they dropped their record down to 13-19 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Somerset skirted past Henry Clay 2-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Briar Jumpers since the squad 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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