Baseball Game Preview: Cleveland Warriors vs. Jefferson Democrats

For the second straight game, Cleveland will face off against Jefferson. The Warriors will be playing at home against the Democrats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

On Wednesday, Cleveland earned a 6-3 win over Jefferson.

Ezra Oster was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Arlo Copony, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Another player making a difference was James Ho, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Cleveland, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8.