Baseball Game Preview: Janesville Craig Cougars vs. Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans

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Previous Games

05/13/25 - Home	6-3 W
05/15/24 - Home	4-1 W
05/14/24 - Away	11-5 W
05/11/23 - Home	8-1 W
05/09/23 - Away	13-2 W
+ 5 more games

Janesville Craig has gone 8-2 against Vel Phillips Memorial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cougars will challenge the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Janesville Craig's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Vel Phillips Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Janesville Craig took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Vel Phillips Memorial. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

For Vel Phillips Memorial's part, Ezra Liggon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Liggon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Tyler Craig also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Janesville Craig's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Vel Phillips Memorial, their record is now 15-4-1.