The Jefferson Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Frankfort Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Frankfort took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Jefferson, who comes in off a win.
Jefferson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Bridgeport, who was ranked seventh at the time (Jefferson was ranked second). The Cougars blew past the Indians 9-2 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Braedon Oviedo, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Smith, who went 3-for-4 with one triple and one double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Frankfort was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They fell 4-0 to Allegany. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.
Frankfort saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Nething, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.
With the loss, Frankfort broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3. As for Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 15-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Jefferson has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Frankfort struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Jefferson might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Frankfort when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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