Rockets win on the road at Avella, 8-4
Jefferson-Morgan responded every time Avella scored and Jake Bissett went the distance as the Rockets went on the road Thursday afternoon for an 8-4 non-section victory.
Bissett allowed five hits, striking out six and walking two for the complete-game victory.
The Rockets (2-0) led 4-0 in the top of the third, but the Eagles (0-2) came back with two runs in the bottom of the inning.
Jefferson-Morgan countered with a single run on Isaac Dean’s double in the top of the fourth, but Avella scored two runs on Garrett Geresti’s double in the bottom of the fifth.
The Rockets kept scoring, adding a single run in the top of the sixth and two more in the seventh.
Eli Rafail went 1-for-2 with three runs scored in the win. Joseph Headlee was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Gage Clark had a double and Jake Broadwater legged out a triple.