Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for West Jordan

Jaguars

Previous 6 Games

04/11/25 @ Taylorsville	12-7
04/09/25 vs Taylorsville	12-8
04/08/25 @ Taylorsville	12-6
03/28/25 vs Hunter	23-0
03/26/25 @ Hunter	14-4
03/25/25 vs Hunter	8-0

West Jordan had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over the Taylorsville Warriors. 12 seems to be a good number for the Jaguars as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Ethan Baldwin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.

In other pitching news, Christian Flint looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

Back at the plate, Brendan Wood was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Cody Johnson was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

West Jordan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

West Jordan pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Taylorsville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

Coming up, West Jordan will welcome Cyprus at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Jaguars' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Taylorsville, they will head out to take on Kearns at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.82 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of.