Baseball Preview: Oak Ridge Pioneers vs. Jones Fightin' Tigers
Oak Ridge is 10-0 against Jones since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Oak Ridge Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Jones Fightin' Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Oak Ridge and 13 for Jones.
Last Wednesday, Oak Ridge fell victim to a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Colonial. That's two games in a row now that Oak Ridge has lost by exactly ten runs.
Jose Herenandez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Jones suffered a rough 16-8 defeat at the hands of University on Wednesday.
Oak Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 4-12-1. As for Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Oak Ridge took their victory against Jones in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Ridge since the team 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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