Baseball Preview: St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws vs. West Jones Mustangs
The St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws will head out on the road to take on the West Jones Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Stanislaus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
St. Stanislaus unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Petal by a score of 5-4. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Stanislaus in their matchups with Petal: they've now lost three in a row.
Tate Murphy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, West Jones can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They blew past Greene County 12-4. The victory was familiar territory for West Jones who now have three in a row.
Braxton White looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Camden Clark, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dakota Smith, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
St. Stanislaus' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. As for West Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Stanislaus has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Jones struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
St. Stanislaus couldn't quite finish off West Jones in their previous matchup back in March of 2020 and fell 5-3. Can St. Stanislaus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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