Baseball Preview: Jefferson Mustangs vs. Edison Golden Bears
The Jefferson Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Edison Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jefferson will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-point they dealt Sam Houston on Friday. Jefferson never let Sam Houston onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory.
Ethan Carreon and Aiden Urdiales did most of the damage at the plate: Carreon scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Urdiales scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Larry Mendoza, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Edison scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Sam Houston with a sharp 20-0 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Edison with their most commanding win of the season.
Aaron Franco and Julius Ramirez made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Franco tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ramirez pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Franco scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while Ramirez scored a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Sergio Villarreal and Xavier Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Villarreal scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Soto, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-15 record this season. As for Edison, their record now sits at 14-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jefferson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Edison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jefferson suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Edison in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Edison's Maurice Martinez, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Jefferson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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