The Grundy County Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to face off against the Cumberland County Jets at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grundy County comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Grundy County challenged Huntland in a bug-themed battle on Friday. The Yellowjackets fell 10-6 to the Hornets. On the bright side, the six- run performance marked the Yellowjackets' highest-scoring game to date.
Alice Merrell and Addison Shrum stepped up to the plate in a big way. Merrell went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Shrum scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Merrell also put up an RBI, which was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Hallee Morris, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Cumberland County never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against York Institute last Wednesday. They blew past the Dragons 18-8. With that win, the Jets brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Raylynn Adams and Lillyonah Rice did most of the damage at the plate: Adams scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Rice went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Anamarie RIo, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Cumberland County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.
Grundy County's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Cumberland County, their record is now 3-7.
Grundy County couldn't quite finish off Cumberland County in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 and fell 7-5. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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