Bellmont lost against Jay County back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Bellmont Braves fell just short of the Jay County Patriots by a score of 4-3. Bellmont has not had much luck with Jay County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Andrew James made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Bellmont didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jay County only tossed four.
On Jay County's side, Zedrian Vazquez looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jay County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Nichols, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Bellmont's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Jay County, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Bellmont is on the road again on Saturday to play Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran at 10:00 a.m. As for Jay County, they will be playing at home against Blackford at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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