Baseball Preview: Cordia Lions vs. Jenkins Cavaliers
Cordia is 2-7 against Jenkins since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cordia Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Jenkins Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m.
Cordia is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to Menifee County.
Meanwhile, Jenkins was not the first on the board last Thursday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Grundy 5-4.
John Addington and Caleb Morgan were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Addington tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Morgan struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Addington scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Morgan scored a run and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Roger Niles was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Cordia's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Jenkins, their record now sits at 3-6.
Cordia suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Jenkins in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morgan, who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Cordia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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