
Tigers
04/07/25 vs Riley County | 11 |
04/14/25 vs Royal Valley | 10 |
04/03/25 vs St. Marys | 10 |
04/24/25 vs Valley Falls | 8 |
03/31/25 @ Hiawatha | 8 |
The Jefferson West Tigers made easy work of the Valley Falls Dragons on Thursday and carried off an 11-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Addison Schwinn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Jefferson West got a big performance out of Taryn Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI. Those five RBI gave Taylor a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emmie Dean, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Jefferson West hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Jefferson West's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Valley Falls, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Jefferson West will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Dragons: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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