Jersey Shore was the 4-3 winner over Hughesville when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs fell just short of the Hughesville Spartans by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. Jersey Shore has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jersey Shore saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Martzall, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Jersey Shore didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hughesville only tossed five.
On Hughesville's side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Lunger, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Jersey Shore now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Hughesville, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jersey Shore will take on Midd-West at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Midd-West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Hughesville, they will head out on the road to challenge Lewisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Lewisburg: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home, while Hughesville has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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