East Jackson fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Hart County on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-4. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 12-1.
Bryse Patterson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Hanseong Kang, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
East Jackson's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Hart County, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-20.
While East Jackson had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Friday.
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