Baseball Preview: Red Jacket vs. Naples Big Green Machines
Red Jacket is 10-0 against Naples since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Red Jacket will be staying on the road to face off against the Naples Big Green Machines at 5:00 p.m.
On Monday, Red Jacket didn't have quite enough to beat Newark and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Red Jacket has lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Naples made sure to put some runs up on the board against Whitman on Monday. Naples put the hurt on Whitman with a sharp 13-1 victory.
Hunter Jacoby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Jacoby has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jacoby was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Ollie Bruen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lukas Hall, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Red Jacket's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Naples, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Red Jacket skirted past Naples 3-2 in their previous meeting on Wednesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Naples' Grady Grove, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Red Jacket still be able to contain Grove? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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