The Northeast Jones Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Forest Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeast Jones has six straight wins, Forest has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northeast Jones barely beat Enterprise the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 14-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 12 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kade Mozingo was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Mozingo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Northeast Jones got a massive performance out of Jax Sullins, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI Sullins has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Padgett, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Northeast Jones was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Forest faced off against Sebastopol on Saturday. The Bearcats lost 19-7 to the Bobcats.
Forest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Chambers, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Braelan Spivey also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Northeast Jones' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Forest's pitching crew better be locked in on Tuesday. Northeast Jones hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. It's a different story for Forest, though, as they've been averaging only 0 home runs. Will they be able to keep Northeast Jones in the park?
Everything went Northeast Jones' way against Forest in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Northeast Jones made off with a 14-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
