With a playoff game on the line, Thomas Jefferson Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Harvester Christian Academy Hawks onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Give Thomas Jefferson Academy's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Ty Cobb made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Cobb has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Cobb was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Thomas Jefferson Academy let Will McNeely and Jacob Dixon loose on the outfield. McNeely scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Dixon scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tre Moore, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Harvester Christian Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Auston Young, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Thomas Jefferson Academy has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Harvester Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Thomas Jefferson Academy by a score of 9-2 later that day.
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