Baseball Preview: West Jones Mustangs vs. George County Rebels
The West Jones Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the George County Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Jones: 1.8, George County: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Jones is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Hancock onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Jones.
Jaxon Rayborn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Clay Tolbert was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Poore, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, George County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against Jim Hill as George County made off with a 16-0 win. Winning may never get old, but George County sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Preston McAdory looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Ben Davis was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Blane Green was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
West Jones has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for George County, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Jones has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like George County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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