The Jefferson County Christian Royals will head out on the road to face off against the Paden City Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson County Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Paden City will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Jefferson County Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Clay-Battelle. The victory was just what Jefferson County Christian needed coming off of a 15-5 loss in their prior contest.
Ben Adams and Wyatt Hervey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Adams struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Hervey pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. At the plate, Adams scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Hervey went 1-for-3 with a home run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Duvall, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Paden City came up short against Cameron on Tuesday and fell 10-6. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Paden City in their matchups with Cameron: they've now lost eight in a row.
The win got Jefferson County Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Paden City, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Jefferson County Christian suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Paden City in their previous matchup on Thursday. Can Jefferson County Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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