Jay County hasn't had much luck against Yorktown recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Patriots will square off against the Tigers at 8:00 p.m. Jay County will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
If Jay County beats Yorktown with three runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Patriots' pitcher stepped up to hand Bellmont a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
Not much got past Kade Sommers, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Bellmont off the board. Sommers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Schemenaur, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Fugiett, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Yorktown fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Mt. Vernon on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Marauders by a score of 6-5. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Marauders recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Jay County's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Yorktown, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
Jay County suffered a grim 23-17 defeat to Yorktown in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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