The Jefferson County Patriots will square off against the Gate City Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson County has four straight wins, Gate City has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jefferson County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Sevier County on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Brody Carr was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2025.
Drew Molter
| 03/31/26 vs Sevier County | 3 |
| 03/30/26 @ Sevier County | 2 |
| 03/06/26 @ Morristown-Hamblen West | 2 |
| 03/23/26 @ William Blount | 1 |
| 03/14/26 @ David Crockett | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Molter, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Nichols, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Jefferson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Gate City had taken Lee down for four straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Blue Devils lost 17-4 to the Generals.
Gate City's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Jefferson County, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
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