The Jefferson County North Chargers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Valley Falls Dragons at 4:00 p.m. Jefferson County North is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Valley Falls is facing Jefferson County North at the wrong time: Jefferson County North suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. Their tough 11-2 defeat to the Rams might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Valley Falls came up short against Oskaloosa on Monday and fell 11-6. Valley Falls has not had much luck with Oskaloosa recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hayden Kearney was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Kearney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Zac Evans was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was AJ Reeves, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Jefferson County North's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Valley Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-2.
Jefferson County North came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley Falls in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Jefferson County North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valley Falls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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