Baseball Preview: Jacksonville Fightin' Indians vs. Rusk Eagles
Jacksonville is 0-3 against Rusk since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will look to defend their home field against the Rusk Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 14-4 loss at the hands of Hudson.
Jacksonville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Boyd, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rusk was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to Hudson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 5-12-1. As for Rusk, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11-2.
Jacksonville came up short against Rusk when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Jacksonville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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