The Jefferson Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gaither Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jefferson: 2.5, Gaither: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, while Jefferson put up some runs, the same can't be said for Alonso. Jefferson came out on top against Alonso by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jefferson.
Jefferson got a great performance from Michael Marroquin as he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alliuq Troupe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cameron Copple, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gaither can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Blake with a sharp 13-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Gaither sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Michael Fernandez looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, SJ Branhan was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Gaither, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5.
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