Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Jena

Giants

Margin (Wins)

03/07/25 @ Monterey	17
03/08/25 vs Downsville	15
02/28/25 vs LaSalle	15
02/17/25 vs Delta Charter	15
02/17/25 vs Delta Charter	14

Jena had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They blew past the Downsville Demons 16-1. The Giants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.

Calex Campbell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Brayden Oakes and Jonas Jenkins did most of the damage at the plate: Oakes scored three runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in both of his plate appearances, while Jenkins got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases Oakes has posted since back in April of 2024. Daniel Hatcher also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Jena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Jena pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Downsville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jena will take on Converse at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Converse will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Jena surely won't give up without a fight. As for Downsville, they are taking a road trip to face off against Rayville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.