The Jefferson Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wharton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Jefferson gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Freedom a 14-0 shutout.
Isiah Fernandez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Fernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alliuq Troupe, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Moises Gudino, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wharton earned a 7-2 victory over Alonso on Tuesday.
Daniel Duno tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Justis Meadows was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Drew Cobb was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Jefferson's win bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Wharton, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
Everything went Jefferson's way against Wharton in their previous meeting back in March as Jefferson made off with a 9-1 win. Will Jefferson repeat their success, or does Wharton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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