The Jefferson West Tigers will head out to challenge the Royal Valley Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Jefferson West is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Jefferson West barely beat Riley County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 12-2 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Harriet Dean
| 04/07/25 vs Riley County | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs St. Marys | 1 |
| 03/31/25 @ Hiawatha | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Rossville | 2 |
Harriet Dean was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that she snagged this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joslynn Sutton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmie Dean, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Jefferson West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Royal Valley fell victim to Hiawatha and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Red Hawks.
Jefferson West pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Royal Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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