Jacksonville came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the White Oak Vikings on Thursday as they made off with a 10-1 victory. With that win, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Jonathan Pittman
| 04/01/26 @ Richlands | 5 |
| 04/30/26 @ White Oak | 3 |
| 03/30/26 vs Swansboro | 2 |
| 04/14/26 vs White Oak | 1 |
| 04/09/26 vs D.H. Conley | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Cannon Smith and Jonathan Pittman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Smith tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Pittman kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Smith has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Smith got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Pittman went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Jacksonville is undefeated when Pittman posts two or more stolen bases, but 7-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vasco Sutton, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March.
The victory got Jacksonville back to even at 10-10. As for White Oak, their loss was their tenth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-22.
As of now, neither Jacksonville nor the Vikings have any future games scheduled.
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