Baseball Preview: Wiregrass Ranch Bulls vs. Jesuit Tigers
The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls will head out on the road to square off against the Jesuit Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Wiregrass Ranch nor Jesuit posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Wiregrass Ranch sidestepped Sunlake for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wiregrass Ranch.
Logan Voelz tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wiregrass Ranch's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mike Kazmorck, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Jesuit didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeland Christian last Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Aden Knowles was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jesuit saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Burke, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Wiregrass Ranch's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Jesuit, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wiregrass Ranch has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jesuit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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