Baseball Preview: Jefferson Dragons vs. Durant Cougars
The Jefferson Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the Durant Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Jefferson got themselves on the board against Alonso, but Alonso never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Ravens. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jefferson.
Michael Marroquin tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Alliuq Troupe was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cameron Copple, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Durant can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Riverview as Durant made off with a 17-7 win. Winning may never get old, but Durant sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Gehrig Graham tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nick April-Gath and Brantley Hayward did most of the damage at the plate: April-Gath scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-6, while Hayward went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI. April-Gath continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Hotz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Jefferson's record is now 13-6. As for Durant, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Jefferson has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Durant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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