On paper, it promises to be a good game. The Titans have scored 245 runs total, just slightly more than the 233 scored by Jefferson this season. But Blessed Trinity has allowed 132 runs to be scored against them, while the Dragons have been stingy in that department, allowing only 67 runners across the plate.
First pitch in game one is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., with game two to follow at 7 p.m. In case of a split decision, the “if” game will be placed on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Game One
Jefferson meant to show they meant business early, and got on the board in the bottom of the second to draw first blood. As they held Model’s bats silent, Jefferson added another run in the bottom of the third, and a third in the bottom of the fifth while pitcher Chris Beck held the Blue Devils to one hit on the game. Beck helped himself at the plate by delivering two home runs, as Jefferson went on to win 3-0.
Beck went the distance to record the win, striking out nine batters in the process.
At the plate, Beck went 2-2. Kyle Hardy went 3-3. Corey Wilkins went 2-3. Jamie Sexton went 1-4 with an RBI. Jake Fields went 1-3.
Game Two
At the beginning of game two, it looked like it would be more of the same for the Jefferson Dragons, as they put four runners across in the top of the first, followed by one run in the top of the second while pitcher Chris Swancey worked to keep the Blue Devils’ bats silent.
But Model seemed determined not to have a repeat of game one, and in the bottom of the third, put two runners across to get on the board for the first time all night.
The Dragons answered by scoring three more in the top of the fourth. Model kept swinging, coming up with two more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Both teams would put one runner across each in the sixth before Jefferson put the game out of reach by scoring four runs in the top of the seventh.
Model would score one more time, but get no closer as the Dragons swept the Blue Devils with a 13-6 victory.
For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald.
