Baseball Preview: West Jordan Jaguars vs. Murray Spartans
The West Jordan Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Murray Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
West Jordan is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Kearns just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 6-5.
Payton Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ty Gines made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Mason Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, West Jordan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearns only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Murray put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Hunter with a sharp 18-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Murray sure is getting used to it with their 12th in a row.
Diego Carrillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Carrillo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Bode Gladhart looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Cooper Wilson was incredible, going 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Lino Healy, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
West Jordan's record is now 6-12. As for Murray, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
West Jordan came out on top in a nail-biter against Murray in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, sneaking past 7-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Murray's DANIEL BROUSSEAU, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for West Jordan to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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