Baseball Preview: Southwind Jaguars vs. Hillcrest Vikings
The Southwind Jaguars will be playing at home against the Hillcrest Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southwind is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
Southwind never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Overton on Thursday. They came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 11-7.
Stephen Simmons was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tristian Shipp, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Hillcrest had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Oakhaven on Monday. Hillcrest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southwind is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11-1 record this season. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Southwind was able to grind out a solid win over Hillcrest when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-1. Will Southwind repeat their success, or does Hillcrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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