Baseball Game Preview: Jacksonville Crimsons vs. Civic Memorial Eagles

The Jacksonville Crimsons will head out on the road to challenge the Civic Memorial Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Jacksonville nor Civic Memorial posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Jacksonville is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Sacred Heart-Griffin just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to the Cyclones.

Jacksonville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Sims, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.

Freeburg hit Civic Memorial with a six-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles lost 10-2 to the Midgets. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Civic Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.