Baseball Preview: Vincent Yellow Jackets vs. Victory Christian Lions
Vincent is 8-1 against Victory Christian since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vincent Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to square off against the Victory Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Vincent made easy work of Ranburne and carried off an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vincent.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Fighting Tigers a 23-0 shutout. Give Victory Christian's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Kelton Strickland made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Strickland was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Victory Christian got a massive performance out of Rylan Fomby, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Phillip Brasher, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Vincent is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Victory Christian, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Vincent took their victory against Victory Christian in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 11-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vincent since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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