The Jefferson Dragons continued their winnings ways last week, picking up two wins in a double header against Dawson County.
The Dragons now enjoy a two-game lead over North Oconee in the region.
Up next for the Dragons is a trip north to Fannin County for a Saturday double header with the Rebels.
The Rebels enter play this week 6-1 in the region and 9-2 overall.
First pitch in game one is slated for 1 p.m.
Dawson Co.
On Saturday, the Dragons traveled north to Dawsonville to face the Tigers of Dawson County.
After holding Dawson scoreless in the top of the first, the Dragons took control of the game in the bottom of the second by putting three runners across in the bottom of the first. After three and a half innings in which both teams failed to score, Jefferson added to their lead with two more runs in the fifth and one additional run in the sixth. In the end, the Dragons came away with a 6-0 victory.
Jake Fields recorded the win, giving up just five hits while striking out three in seven innings.
Fields also had a good night at the plate, going 1-2 with a home run and two RBIs. Lucas Redd went 2-3. Kyle Hardy went 1-3 with an RBI. Caleb Meek went 1-2 on the night.
Game Two
It looked like Dawson County might try to split the bill early on in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader.
After a scoreless first inning, the Tigers started out the second by putting two runners across to take an early 2-0 lead. The Dragons responded by putting one run across in the bottom of the inning, then added four more to their tally in the bottom of the third while holding Dawson scoreless in the top of the inning.
The Tigers would pull to within one run of Jefferson in the top of fourth by scoring two runs. The score would stay 5-4 until the bottom of the fifth, when the Dragons got another run across to take a two-run advantage.
Dawson County came back to tie the game up in the top of the seventh, scoring two runners to make it 6-6. But the Dragons would not be denied, and scored the winning run in the bottom of the inning to win 7-6.
Kyle Hardy picked up the win, giving up four hits and four runs while striking out three in just over three and a half innings.
Hardy also led at the plate, going 2-3 with a home run and three RBIs. Jake Fields went 2-3 with a home run and an RBI. Jamie Sexton went 1-3 with an RBI.
East Jackson
On Tuesday, the Dragons traveled across the county to face the Eagles of East Jackson at EJCHS.
Jefferson took control of the game early, putting four runs on the board in the top of the first inning. They would add two more to make it 6-0 in the top of the second, all while holding the Eagles scoreless.
East Jackson began looking for a comeback in the bottom of the third, putting three runners across to cut the lead in half. After a scoreless fourth and top of the fifth, the Eagles moved to within two runs by putting another runner across in the bottom of the fifth to make it 6-4.
But Jefferson put the game away over the last two innings, scoring two runs in the top of the sixth and two more in the top of the seventh while holding the Eagles scoreless.
In the end, Jefferson came away with the win, 10-4.
For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald.
