History for Jay in limbo

The host Patriots did their part. Whether or not they’ve made history will be determined tonight.

Three home runs, including two more by Rieley Brewster, propelled the Jay County High School softball team to a 10-0 victory over the Heritage Patriots in six innings on Thursday.

The win over Heritage puts Jay County and Woodlan, who have identical 13-6 (5-1 Allen County Athletic Conference) records, tied atop the conference standings.

Adams Central, situated at 4-1 with its only loss to Jay County, finishes ACAC play tonight against Heritage. An Adams Central win creates a three-way tie for the league title, giving Jay County a share of its first conference title in school history.

A Heritage win, however, would leave just Jay County and Woodlan at 5-1, with Woodlan being the ACAC champion as it owns the tiebreaker by beating Jay County 4-3 in Woodburn on April 30.

Brewster, a senior who leads JCHS with 10 home runs, hit her first of the night Thursday in the bottom of the second inning, two batters after freshman Mady Fraley led off the game with her fifth round-tripper of the season.

Brewster’s second of the game was a three-run shot in the fourth inning to put the Patriots on top 6-0 before a four-run sixth inning marked the run-rule victory. Brewster, who also doubled, finished with a career-high five RBIs. Taylor Brown and Fraley ended with two hits each, as Brown drove in a pair of runs as well.

Haleigh Clayton earned her ninth win of the season, scattering two hits over six innings. She struck out three and walked one.

It was the third shutout in as many days for the Patriots, who beat Southern Wells 20-0 Tuesday and Bluffton 10-0 Wednesday.

Jay County travels to Gaston tonight to meet the Wes-Del Warriors ahead of a Saturday doubleheader at Hagerstown.