Baseball Preview: Cyprus Pirates vs. West Jordan Jaguars
Cyprus is 0-4 against West Jordan since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cyprus Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Jordan Jaguars at 3:30 p.m. Cyprus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Cyprus put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hunter a 25-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Cyprus needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
D.J. Oveson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Oveson was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other pitching news, Julian Loera looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Dutch Visser, who went 5-for-5 with four runs, five RBI, and a stolen base. Cam'ron Rendon was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Jordan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 14-2 defeat to Taylorsville might stick with them for a while.
West Jordan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Rowley, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Cyprus is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for West Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
West Jordan's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Cyprus has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .458. It's a different story for West Jordan, though, as they've only averaged .332. Will they be able to contain Cyprus' hitters?
Cyprus came up short against West Jordan in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Cyprus, Weston Robins (who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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