Baseball Preview: Vincent Yellow Jackets vs. West Blocton Tigers
The Vincent Yellow Jackets are on the road again on Monday to play the West Blocton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Vincent can now show off 17 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Victory Christian.
Meanwhile, West Blocton came into Saturday's contest having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Pleasant Grove on Saturday as West Blocton made off with an 11-4 victory.
West Blocton got a massive performance out of Cooper Deerman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Carson Deerman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Vincent pushed their record up to 22-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for West Blocton, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-15.
Everything went Vincent's way against West Blocton when the teams last played back in February as Vincent made off with a 13-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vincent since the team 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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