Jay County extends winning streak

MIDDLETOWN — The Patriots struggled to start the season, dropping their first five games.

Since their first win on April 13, they’ve put together a three-game winning streak.

It looked like that streak was heading toward an end before the Patriots broke out in the fifth inning.

The Jay County High School baseball team scored five runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to take down the Shenandoah Raiders 12-7 on Friday and extend its winning streak to four.

A five-run second inning for the Raiders (6-3) helped them to a 6-2 lead entering the top of the fifth. Kade Sommers led off with a single before Brock Wasson scored in place of him on a single by Ryne Goldsworthy.

A pair of walks loaded the bases and Jackson Edwards hit a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to just two runs. Another walk loaded the bases back up before Sam Myers tied the game at six on a two-RBI single.

The final run of the inning crossed home plate on a single to right by Parker Nichols.

Jay County (4-5) only opened the game up further in the sixth. Runs scored on a walk drawn by Drew Schemenaur, a double by Myers and a ground out by Nichols.

Grant Wendle earned the win for the Patriots as he tossed the bottom of the fourth before the fifth inning onslaught. He gave up one run on a hit and two walks.

Myers’ had the best offensive performance as he drove in five runs on three hits, including the double, and scored once. The only other Patriots with multiple RBIs were Edwards and Nichols with two apiece.