Hughesville waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They had just enough and edged the Jersey Shore Bulldogs out 5-4. For Hughesville, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 loss Jersey Shore walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
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.
On Jersey Shore's side, they 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.
Hughesville pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Jersey Shore, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hughesville will challenge Lewisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hughesville is facing Lewisburg at the right time seeing as Lewisburg is stuck on an 18-game losing streak. As for Jersey Shore, they are on the road again on Friday to play Midd-West at 4:30 p.m. Midd-West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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