Baseball Game Preview: Jefferson Wildcats vs. Fort Jennings Musketeers

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 8:19am

Baseball Preview: Jefferson Wildcats vs. Fort Jennings Musketeers

The Jefferson Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Fort Jennings Musketeers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jefferson will be strutting in after a victory while Fort Jennings will be coming in after a loss.

Jefferson's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Ada by a score of 4-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jefferson.

Dean Trentman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Rahrig, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinny Murray, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, Fort Jennings fell victim to a rough 13-7 defeat at the hands of Wayne Trace on Monday.

Jefferson's win bumped their record up to 3-5-1. As for Fort Jennings, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.

Jefferson couldn't quite finish off Fort Jennings in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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