Baseball Game Preview: Jefferson Raiders vs. Kent-Meridian Royals

For the second straight game, Jefferson will face off against Kent-Meridian. Jefferson will host Kent-Meridian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Kent-Meridian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Jefferson's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Kent-Meridian 12-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Raiders considering their two-run performance the match before.

Luis Sanchez

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/24/25 @ Kent-Meridian	5
03/22/24 @ Mt. Rainier	3
04/05/24 vs Silas	2
05/01/24 vs Auburn Mountainview	1
04/25/24 vs Beamer	1

Luis Sanchez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Anderson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Andre Redmond was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Kent-Meridian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. As for Jefferson, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.