Baseball Preview: Jefferson-Morgan Rockets vs. West Greene Pioneers
The Jefferson-Morgan Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the West Greene Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Jefferson-Morgan is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Jefferson-Morgan came up short against Avella and fell 7-3.
Jefferson-Morgan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Ellsworth, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Ellsworth has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, West Greene put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Mapletown 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Greene.
West Greene got a big performance out of Colten Thomas, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Hayden Hamilton was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
Jefferson-Morgan now has a losing record at 3-4. As for West Greene, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jefferson-Morgan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Greene struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jefferson-Morgan came up short against West Greene in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Jefferson-Morgan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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