Jefferson Area fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Grand Valley on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Grand Valley Mustangs by a score of 6-5. Jefferson Area was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Grand Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on April 6th.
DJ Partridge was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Jefferson Area now has a losing record at 5-6-1. As for Grand Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jefferson Area will square off against Madison at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Madison is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Jefferson Area will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Grand Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Wickliffe at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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