Northampton County High School Jaguars baseball's Elijah Holland was clutch at the plate with runners on base on Friday, driving in four on three hits to lead Northampton County Jaguars past Southeast Halifax 24-15 on Friday. Holland drove in runs on a single in the first, a single in the second, and a double in the third.
There was plenty of action on the base paths as Northampton County Jaguars collected 15 hits and Southeast Halifax had five.
Northampton County Jaguars fired up the offense in the first inning, when Jaquan Copeland tripled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run.
Southeast Halifax scored five runs in the fifth inning. Southeast Halifax's big inning was driven by walks by #15, #10, #3, and #23 and by #6.
Copeland was credited with the victory for Northampton County Jaguars. He surrendered one run on three hits over two innings, striking out two. Derrick Daye and Tremaine Williams entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
#3 took the loss for Southeast Halifax. He lasted one inning, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out two.
#24 started the game for Southeast Halifax. He allowed two hits and nine runs over two-thirds of an inning.
Northampton County Jaguars totaled 15 hits. Holland, Daye, Henrique Henderson, Gerald Drew, Williams, and Copeland all managed multiple hits for Northampton County Jaguars. Daye and Holland each collected three hits to lead Northampton County Jaguars. Holland led Northampton County Jaguars with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with seven stolen bases.
Southeast Halifax racked up five hits on the day. #25 and #6 each had multiple hits for Southeast Halifax. Southeast Halifax didn't commit a single error in the field. #6 had three chances in the field, the most on the team.
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