It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Jay ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Fort Gibson Tigers out 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jay.
Bradee Rutherford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Rutherford was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leland Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Jay's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Fort Gibson, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-12.
Jay will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fort Gibson: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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