Baseball Game Preview: McKinley Trojans vs. Jefferson County Christian Royals

The McKinley Trojans will take on the Jefferson County Christian Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

McKinley is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They came up short against Western Reserve, falling 14-1.

Meanwhile, while Jefferson County Christian put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Varsity Opponent. The Royals narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Varsity Opponent 2-0. The win continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with Varsity Opponent: they've now won five in a row.

Jefferson County Christian secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was EJ Keener, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Jefferson County Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of 1.000. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.

McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Jefferson County Christian, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.