The Jay County Patriots are on the road again on Saturday to play the Yorktown Tigers at 12:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jay County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mississinewa and snuck past 6-4.
Mallory Winner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Jozey Shimp was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Hallie Schwieterman was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Yorktown entered their tilt with Centerville with 17 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 18. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Yorktown, who have now won 15 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Yorktown got a massive performance out of Abbey Booher, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ava McNally, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Jay County has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Yorktown, their win bumped their record up to 20-2.
Jay County might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Yorktown in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Thankfully for Jay County, Alanah Jones (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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