Patriots
| 05/17/25 vs Winchester Community | 3-12 |
| 05/15/25 vs Heritage | 11-10 |
| 05/13/25 @ Southern Wells | 10-4 |
| 05/12/25 @ Muncie Central | 23-4 |
| 05/10/25 @ Hagerstown | 4-7 |
Jay County dropped their record down to 9-11 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 12-3 to the Winchester Community Golden Falcons. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Patriots have suffered since May 3rd.
Jay County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leighton Brown, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that Brown has launched this season. Gavin Byrum was another, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
As for Winchester Community, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
On Winchester Community's side, Landen Porfidio and McCormac Anderson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Porfidio struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Anderson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts Porfidio has posted since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Porfidio got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Anderson got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justin Cox, who went 2-for-5 with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dravin Whitehead, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Winchester Community beat Jay County by a score of 4-0 later that day.
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