Baseball Preview: Jackson City Tigers vs. Cordia Lions
Jackson City is 10-0 against Cordia since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Jackson City Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cordia Lions at 6:00 p.m. Jackson City will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Saturday, everything went Jackson City's way against Berea as Jackson City made off with a 14-4 win. With that victory, Jackson City brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Kannan Lovins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Lovins was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with five RBI and a run.
In other batting news, Caige Ellis and Carson Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Ellis scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Smith scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Jordan Turner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Cordia was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 12-2 to Knott County Central.
Jackson City's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Cordia, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Jackson City's way against Cordia when the teams last played back in April as Jackson City made off with a 14-0 victory. Does Jackson City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cordia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
