Frederick Douglass had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 12-13 to make it four. They fell just short of the Woodford County Yellowjackets by a score of 6-5. If the Broncos were looking for revenge after losing 9-6 to the Yellowjackets when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Woodford County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games.
For Woodford County's part, Jonah Branham was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Branham has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Cecil, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Frederick Douglass has already played their next game (against Madison Southern), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Woodford County, they will head out to face off against Pikeville at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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