Baseball Game Preview: Emerald Ridge Jaguars vs. Bethel Bison

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Previous Games

04/17/24 - Away	9-1 W
03/21/24 - Home	12-1 W
04/14/23 - Home	8-9 L
03/20/23 - Away	4-10 L
04/29/22 - Away	14-2 W
+ 5 more games

Emerald Ridge has gone 8-2 against Bethel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bison at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Emerald Ridge has six straight wins, Bethel has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Wednesday, Emerald Ridge beat South Kitsap 5-2.

Meanwhile, Bethel came up short against Olympia on Wednesday and fell 7-4.

Bethel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Peck, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Peck also put up a triple, which was his first of the season.

Emerald Ridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bethel, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.

Everything went Emerald Ridge's way against Bethel in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Emerald Ridge made off with a 9-1 victory. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.