Baseball Preview: Sarcoxie Bears vs. Greenwood Blue Jays
The Sarcoxie Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Greenwood Blue Jays at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Sarcoxie finally turned things around against Diamond two weeks ago. Sarcoxie narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Diamond 4-3.
Meanwhile, Greenwood came into Friday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Hurley on Friday.
Chance Rose made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rose was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kennison Zarechi was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sarcoxie's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Greenwood, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12.
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