With a playoff game on the line, Thomas Jefferson Academy rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the John Hancock Academy Rebels. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Thomas Jefferson Academy also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Ty Cobb made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Cobb has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cobb was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Cobb wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grant Gillooly, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Like Thomas Jefferson Academy, John Hancock Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Heath Brake. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Brake was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Thomas Jefferson Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for John Hancock Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Thomas Jefferson Academy beat John Hancock Academy by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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