Baseball Game Preview: Carrboro Jaguars vs. East Chapel Hill Wildcats

Carrboro hasn't had much luck against East Chapel Hill recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Carrboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Two weeks ago, Carrboro got the win against Vance County by a conclusive 15-2. The victory continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Vipers: they've now won eight in a row.

Andrew Jones

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/28/25 @ Vance County	11
03/11/25 @ Southern School of Energy and Sustainability	10
04/26/24 vs Durham School of the Arts	8
03/22/24 vs Granville Central	8
03/04/25 @ Louisburg	6

Andrew Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Carrboro's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Carrboro got a massive performance out of Joe Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Smith has become a key player for the Jaguars: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 1-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Owen Rounsley, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Carrboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, East Chapel Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 5-0 to Jordan. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Wildcats haven't been shut out since back in February.

The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-6. As for East Chapel Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Carrboro beat East Chapel Hill 7-3 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.