Baseball Preview: Northview Chiefs vs. Jay Royals
The Northview Chiefs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Jay Royals at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Northview came up short against Tate and fell 8-4.
Northview saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayden Sheffield, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Jay put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Baker with a sharp 10-3 win.
Kaden Strength spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nick Baxley was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Wyatt Peaden was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Northview's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Jay, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northview suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Jay when the teams last played on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jay's Landon Golden, who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Northview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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