Jefferson County Christian proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hundred Hornets and snuck past 8-6. This was payback for Jefferson County Christian, who suffered a 17-9 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ben Adams made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Adams was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Robbie Henderson was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Noah Kostelny was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Hundred's side, Koby Shreve made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Huggins, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Jefferson County Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Hundred, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Jefferson County Christian will head out on the road to challenge Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Jefferson County Christian is facing Valley at the right time seeing as Valley is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Hundred, they will head out on the road to face off against Bridgeport at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bridgeport has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.17 runs per game on average), something Hundred will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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