Preview: Jeffersontown Chargers vs. Shawnee Golden Eagles
Jeffersontown has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Shawnee Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Jeffersontown fell victim to a rough 20-1 loss at the hands of Seneca. That's two games in a row now that Jeffersontown has lost by exactly 19 runs.
Meanwhile, Shawnee put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 win over Doss. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Jeremiah Forrest made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Forrest was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Forrest is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Correon Spinks, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Spinks is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Colt Sutton, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI.
Jeffersontown dropped their record down to 0-4 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shawnee, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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