As the regular season winds to a close, the Mathews High School varsity baseball team earned a couple of hard-fought wins against visiting teams from Middlesex and Colonial Beach.
Middlesex
The Blue Devils outplayed the Chargers last Thursday, winning a 3-2 contest. Senior Justin Jones opened the game on the mound and proceeded to throw 4 2/3 innings of two-run baseball. Jones struck out three batters, only allowing four hits.
Senior Christian Blue took over in the fifth inning, finishing the game for the Blue Devils with two strikeouts and allowing two hits. Mathews defense was stellar in the field recording 22 out of 27 total outs. After a scoreless game until the fourth inning, both teams entered the fifth tied, 1-1. The Chargers pulled ahead in the top of the inning, but the Mathews Blue Devils battled back to take the lead in the bottom of the sixth.
Senior Jordyn Cosby was the star of the Blue Devils’ offense, driving in two of the three runs, while also recording two hits. Sopho...