Baseball Preview: Jena Giants vs. Bunkie Panthers
The Jena Giants will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Bunkie Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Jena is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Jena got the win against Bunkie by a conclusive 18-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jena.
Calex Campbell tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Belcher, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cayden Mursch, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Jena has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Bunkie, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
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