Huntington North proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 20) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Jay County Patriots 4-2. For Huntington North, this counts as revenge for the 4-2 defeat Jay County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
For Jay County's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaelynn Lykins, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Huntington North has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Jay County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-6.
Huntington North will square off against Fort Wayne Wayne at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Fort Wayne Wayne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Jay County, they will be playing at home against Richmond at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Jay County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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