Jefferson is 2-8 against Tatum since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Jefferson Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Tatum Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Jefferson will be strutting in after a victory while Tatum will be coming in after a loss.
Jefferson will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Arp last Friday. Jefferson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 win over Arp.
The team relied heavily on Judsen Carter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Bryce Clark was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tatum unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Central Heights. Tatum has not had much luck with Central Heights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Tatum, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
Jefferson suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Tatum when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tatum's Carson Gonzalez, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Jefferson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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