Baseball Preview: Auburn Mountainview Lions vs. Jefferson Raiders
The Auburn Mountainview Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jefferson Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Auburn Mountainview will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Auburn Mountainview took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Auburn Riverside and snuck past 9-8.
Danner Philbrick was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Jacob Watrous was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jefferson entered their tilt with Beamer with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Titans 11-1.
Wyatt Ford looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Myles Myers was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kingston Edwards, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Auburn Mountainview's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Jefferson, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Auburn Mountainview took their victory against Jefferson in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Does Auburn Mountainview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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