Jay extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 4-7 in the process. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grove Ridgerunners. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Ridgerunners this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 1-0 on Monday.
As for Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
For Grove's part, Brady Dalton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Dalton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other pitching news, Silas Roberts looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Dustin Keller was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Aidan Davis, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Jay and Grove could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. The Bulldogs (ranked 212th) will meet Pea Ridge (ranked 76th) at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Grove will square off against Claremore at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (134 vs. 44).
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