Baseball Preview: Wright Red Devils vs. Jeffers Jets
Wright is 0-10 against Jeffers since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wright Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Jeffers Jets at 10:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Wright earned a 6-1 victory over Lake Linden-Hubbell. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wright.
Brendan McCullough spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Osterman, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Elijah Sprague, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Jeffers waltzed into their game on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Lakes.
Treyton Helminen was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Wright's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-16. As for Jeffers, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wright has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Jeffers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wright couldn't quite finish off Jeffers when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jeffers' Levi Frahm, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Wright knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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