Baseball Preview: Jefferson-Morgan Rockets vs. Fort Cherry Rangers
The Jefferson-Morgan Rockets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Cherry Rangers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Jefferson-Morgan had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Washington. Jefferson-Morgan has struggled against Washington recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Jaymison Robinson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Deakyn DeHoet, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Jefferson-Morgan hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Fort Cherry was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 10-1 to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Fort Cherry has scored all season.
Jefferson-Morgan now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Fort Cherry, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-3.
Jefferson-Morgan couldn't quite finish off Fort Cherry in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Thankfully for Jefferson-Morgan, Ryan Steele (who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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