Jefferson County had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Munroe Bobcats on Wednesday as the Jefferson County Tigers made off with a 17-5 victory. With that win, Jefferson County brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Charles Boyd made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Boyd has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Boyd was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tre Scott, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Levi Carrol was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-4.
On Munroe's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Waylon Rowan, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricardo Shaw, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Jefferson County's victory ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-10. As for Munroe, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Jefferson County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Munroe: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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