The Jay County Patriots will square off against the Coldwater Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jay County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Mississinewa 14-0. With that win, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Kade Sommers
| 04/12/25 @ Mississinewa | 11 |
| 05/07/24 vs Southern Wells | 10 |
| 04/04/25 vs Eastbrook | 5 |
| 04/22/24 @ Monroe Central | 4 |
| 04/06/24 vs Mississinewa | 4 |
Jay County got a great performance from Kade Sommers as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Sommers a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Fugiett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Myers, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Jay County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mississinewa only posted an OBP of .150.
Meanwhile, Coldwater entered their tilt with Arcanum on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 12-4 victory. Considering the Cavaliers have won four games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Coldwater's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Jay County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Jay County came up short against Coldwater in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 9-5. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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