The Yorktown Tigers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Jay County Patriots at 12:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Yorktown: 2.6, Jay County: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Yorktown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Centerville a 12-0 shutout. Considering Yorktown has won 15 games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Yorktown got a massive performance out of Abbey Booher, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava McNally, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jay County waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indians and snuck past 6-4.
Mallory Winner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Jozey Shimp was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Hallie Schwieterman, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Yorktown's victory bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Jay County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Yorktown took their win against Jay County in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 8-0. Does Yorktown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jay County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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