Baseball Preview: Jena Giants vs. Bunkie Panthers
The Jena Giants will head out on the road to face off against the Bunkie Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jena is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Jena can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bolton with a sharp 17-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Jena considering their two-run performance the match before.
Calex Campbell and Carter Nichols did most of the damage at the plate: Campbell scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while Nichols scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Sharp, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Bunkie earned a 6-3 win over Marksville on Wednesday.
Jena's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Bunkie, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Jena skirted past Bunkie 10-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Jena have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bunkie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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