SouthWest Edgecombe fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Farmville Central on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Farmville Central Jaguars by a score of 5-4. That makes it the first time this season the Cougars have let down their home crowd.
Jaelyn McLean
| 03/11/25 vs Farmville Central | 2 |
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| 02/25/25 vs Rocky Mount | 1 |
| 02/24/25 vs Hunt | 1 |
Jaelyn McLean was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.
McLean wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Parker Gay, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Brent Ritchie also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, SouthWest Edgecombe fell to 5-1. As for Farmville Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
While SouthWest Edgecombe 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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