Jefferson County is 0-3 against Aucilla Christian since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Jefferson County Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Aucilla Christian Warriors at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, Jefferson County made easy work of Munroe and carried off a 10-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jefferson County.
Ja'lon Crumity and Tre Scott were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Crumity didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Scott pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Crumity scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Scott scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Levi Carrol was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew (Britt) Jimenez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Aucilla Christian came tearing into Tuesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Aucilla Christian, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Like Jefferson County, Aucilla Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Cooper Wiles. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Wiles was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trey Roberts, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Eli Conrad was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Jefferson County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Aucilla Christian, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jefferson County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Aucilla Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jefferson County suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Aucilla Christian in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wiles, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that Jefferson County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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