Baseball Game Preview: Chesterfield Golden Rams vs. Andrew Jackson Volunteers

The Chesterfield Golden Rams will square off against the Andrew Jackson Volunteers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Chesterfield turned things around against Lee Central on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Stallions with a sharp 11-2 win. The Golden Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by nine runs or more this season.

Rocket Watford

Earned Runs

03/18/25 vs Buford	7
03/25/25 @ Andrew Jackson	3
03/04/25 vs Anson	2
03/06/25 @ McBee	1

Rocket Watford made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Chesterfield is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Watford was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

In other pitching news, Timothy Perkins looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Chesterfield got a massive performance out of Holden Lowery, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Banasiewicz, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5.

Chesterfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lee Central only managed four hits.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Andrew Jackson). Everything went their way against Chesterfield on Tuesday as Andrew Jackson made off with a 10-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Volunteers in their matchups with the Golden Rams: they've now won six in a row.

The victory got Chesterfield back to even at 5-5. As for Andrew Jackson, their win bumped their record up to 2-9.

Chesterfield suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Andrew Jackson in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Will Chesterfield 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.