Baseball Game Preview: Jonesboro Eagles vs. Gholson

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 10:46am

Baseball Preview: Jonesboro Eagles vs. Gholson

Jonesboro is 4-0 against Gholson since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Jonesboro Eagles will head out on the road to challenge Gholson at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Jonesboro suffered a tough 14-7 defeat at the hands of Oglesby.

Jonesboro saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Forrest, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luke Stephenson, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.

Meanwhile, Gholson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. Their rough 22-2 defeat to Aquilla might stick with them for a while.

Jonesboro's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Gholson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Jonesboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Gholson in their previous meeting on April 5th, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jonesboro since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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