Baseball Preview: Wise Pumas vs. Flowers Jaguars
The Wise Pumas will head out on the road to face off against the Flowers Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Wise is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Wise lost 12-4 to Laurel on Friday.
Taylor Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Omari Swinton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Flowers had just enough and edged DuVal out 10-9 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Flowers.
Ivan Valdez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Valdez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Aaron Moss was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Micah Owona was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Wise's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Flowers, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wise has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 11.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Flowers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wise might still be hurting after the 23-15 loss they got from Flowers in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Wise avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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