The Jefferson County Christian Royals are on the road again on Thursday to play the Malvern Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Jefferson County Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Jefferson County Christian made easy work of Leetonia and carried off a 9-3 victory.
Lee Gump 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 five innings pitched. Gump has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gump was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Wyatt Hervey was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Noah Kostelny was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Malvern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 9-1 loss to Strasburg-Franklin might stick with them for a while.
Jefferson County Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Malvern, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
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