Baseball Preview: Woodlawn Bears vs. Junction City Dragons
Woodlawn has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Junction City Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodlawn will be strutting in after a win while Junction City will be coming in after a defeat.
Woodlawn stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bauxite as Woodlawn made off with a 7-0 victory.
Tyler French spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Jones was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Garrett Weatherford was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Junction City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their tough 11-1 defeat to Parkers Chapel might stick with them for a while.
Woodlawn's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-1. As for Junction City, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.
Woodlawn took their victory against Junction City when the teams last played on April 2nd by a conclusive 15-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodlawn 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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