South Adams extended their losing streak to eight on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 1-11 in the process. They lost 11-0 to the Jay County Patriots. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 14, 2019, but that streak is no more.
As for Jay County, their win bumped their record up to 5-8. Considering their hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
For Jay County's part, not much got past Zedrian Vazquez, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep South Adams off the board. The Patriots are 2-1 when Vazquez allows two or fewer hits, but 3-7 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Leighton Brown, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four RBI and one run. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Joesph Geesaman was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs.
Coming up, South Adams will face off against Southern Wells at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Starfires' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Jay County, they will square off against Bluffton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.
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