Tigers
| 03/27/25 @ Owsley County | 37 |
| 03/24/25 @ Menifee County | 1 |
| 03/19/25 @ Lee County | 31 |
A feisty cat fight will be fought as Jackson City Tigers challenge Morgan County Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jackson City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 17.2 runs per game this season.
Jackson City made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Owsley County, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Jackson City put the hurt on Owsley County with a sharp 37-19 victory on Thursday. The game was the first time the Tigers have beaten the Owls / Lady Owls on their field since April 11, 2017.
Jackson City got a massive performance out of Abigail Clemons, who got on base in six of her seven plate appearances with one home run, six runs, and eight RBI. The dominant performance also gave Clemons a new career-high in hits (four). Karigan Turner was another key player, scoring six runs and stealing a base while getting on base in six of her seven plate appearances.
Jackson City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Morgan County was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost 18-0 to Elliott County. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost six in a row.
Morgan County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bralyne Carpenter, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
The win got Jackson City back to even at 2-2. As for Morgan County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Jackson City might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Morgan County when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Jackson City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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