On Saturday, Jefferson faced Washington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Jefferson Cougars won by a run and slipped past the Washington Patriots 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jefferson.
Kalee Dalton was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Washington's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Bibb, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Washington hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson struck out ten times.
Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 25-8 record this season. As for Washington, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Jefferson by a score of 4-3.
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