Baseball Preview: Rock Port Blue Jays vs. St. Joseph Christian Lions
Rock Port has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Joseph Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Port is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
Rock Port is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Plattsburg on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Rock Port has scored all season.
Corbyn Jakub made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Lair, who went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Christian stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard last Tuesday. They beat Stewartsville by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 22-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Joseph Christian.
Rock Port's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for St. Joseph Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Rock Port came up short against St. Joseph Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 10-5. Will Rock Port have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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