After a string of six wins, Jones County's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their rough 8-1 defeat to the Locust Grove Wildcats might stick with them for a while. Jones County has struggled against Locust Grove recently, as their match on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Jones County got a good showing from Landon Pettigrew, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Pettigrew has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jones County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Lampkin, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Jones County now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Locust Grove, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.
While Jones County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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