Baseball Game Preview: Gurdon Go-Devils vs. Junction City Dragons

The Gurdon Go-Devils will head out to challenge the Junction City Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Fordyce hit Gurdon with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Go-Devils fell just short of the Redbugs by a score of 8-7. The Go-Devils haven't had much luck with the Redbugs recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Bradyn King was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Aiden Hughes also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, Junction City scored first but ultimately less than Parkers Chapel in their contest on Friday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 11-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Dragons couldn't push the score so high this time.

Junction City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nemo Caldwell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.

Gurdon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Junction City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.

Junction City's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gurdon hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. It's a different story for Junction City, though, as they've only averaged .231. Will they be able to contain Gurdon's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.