Baseball Game Preview: Ashwaubenon Jaguars vs. West De Pere Phantoms

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 12:14pm

Baseball Preview: Ashwaubenon Jaguars vs. West De Pere Phantoms

Ashwaubenon has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the West De Pere Phantoms at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

In Saturday's second game, Ashwaubenon didn't have quite enough to beat Bay Port and fell 2-1.

Nick Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk).

At the plate, Ashwaubenon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Issac Malvitz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, West De Pere scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on New London with a sharp 11-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West De Pere considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Ashwaubenon now has a losing record at 2-3. As for West De Pere, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-3.

Ashwaubenon beat West De Pere 6-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Ashwaubenon have another victory up their sleeve, or will West De Pere turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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