Baseball Game Preview: Allen Park Jaguars vs. Edsel Ford Thunderbirds

By Team Reports May 15, 2025, 12:03am

Baseball Preview: Allen Park Jaguars vs. Edsel Ford Thunderbirds

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Allen Park is 9-1 against Edsel Ford since June of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Jaguars will welcome the Thunderbirds at 4:30 p.m. Allen Park will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.

Allen Park is returning to their home field after beating Anderson on theirs, despite the fact Anderson has dominated at home this season. The Jaguars walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Titans on Wednesday. The Jaguars haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Reece Phillips and Joey Sackrison did most of the damage at the plate: Phillips went 3-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double, while Sackrison went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most hits Phillips has posted over his last 14 games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Matelic, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Edsel Ford got themselves on the board against Lincoln Park on Wednesday, but Lincoln Park never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Railsplitters with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering the Thunderbirds have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Edsel Ford also got a great performance from Harrison OConnor as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. OConnor has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Edsel Ford let Ian Maness and Jacob Kowalsky run wild. Maness went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Kowalsky went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Tyler Zelek, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double.

Edsel Ford is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Allen Park, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8-1.

Allen Park came up short against Edsel Ford when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-2. Will the Jaguars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.

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