Jefferson County is 0-9 against Madison County since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jefferson County Tigers will be playing at home against the Madison County Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jefferson County has not done well against Munroe recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Everything went Jefferson County's way against Munroe as Jefferson County made off with a 17-5 win. With that victory, Jefferson County brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Charles Boyd was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Boyd has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Boyd was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tre Scott was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Levi Carrol, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4.
Madison County has not done well against Suwannee recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Madison County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Suwannee. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Madison County.
Luke Hanners looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kannon Plain, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Eli Underhill was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Jefferson County's victory ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-10. As for Madison County, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Jefferson County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Madison County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Jefferson County might still be hurting after the 21-0 loss they got from Madison County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Jefferson County, Jackson Kendrick (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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