Raiders
| 05/08/25 vs Beamer | 20-3 |
| 05/07/25 @ Kent-Meridian | 18-0 |
| 05/05/25 vs Decatur | 24-19 |
Jefferson waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Beamer Titans 20-3. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 26-13 back in April.
Delaney Merritt and Emily Kropp made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Merritt pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Kropp tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Merritt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. At the plate, Merritt got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Kropp got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Jefferson let Katarah Lli and Jesabella Arceo run wild. LLi went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Arceo went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases Arceo has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyla Smith, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Jefferson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in four consecutive games.
Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Beamer, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
As of now, neither Jefferson nor the Titans have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
