With a playoff game on the line, Jonesboro rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Blum Bobcats and snuck past 13-12. Winning may never get old, but Jonesboro sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
For Blum's part, Jayden Galbraith led a balanced group of hitters, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Arrington, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Jonesboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Blum, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.
Jonesboro will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Dodd City. Dodd City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. Blum does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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