Baseball Game Preview: St. Martin Yellow Jackets vs. Harrison Central Red Rebels

The St. Martin Yellow Jackets will head out to take on the Harrison Central Red Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

St. Martin is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since March 22, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Harrison Central by a score of 6-4. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Red Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

For Harrison Central's part, the team relied heavily on MJ Conner, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave Conner a new career-high. Kaynen Beard also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Harrison Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-9. As for St. Martin, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. St. Martin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harrison Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.