Baseball Game Preview: Jordan Beetdiggers vs. West Panthers

For the second straight game, Jordan will face off against West. The Beetdiggers will head out to square off against the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jordan has four straight victories, West has 26 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

West's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Jordan hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Beetdiggers never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Wednesday. The Beetdiggers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.

MCKAY BRANDE looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Jordan let NOAH GATTI and KODY KEMP run wild. GATTI scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while KEMP got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one triple. That triple was KEMP's first of the season. JAYDEN MONTOYA was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Jordan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .710. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .531 or higher in five consecutive matches.

Jordan's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

West's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Jordan has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .574. It's a different story for West, though, as they've only averaged .316. Will they be able to contain Jordan's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.