Baseball Recap: Randolph Comes Up Short

Randolph dropped their record down to 9-9 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They lost 15-5 to the Jourdanton Indians/Squaws. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians/Squaws this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 on April 4th.

As for Jourdanton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.

For Jourdanton's part, Ryan Aguilar and Wyatt Avery made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Aguilar pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Avery pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Aguilar has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Aguilar went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Avery got on base in two of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

In other batting news, Jourdanton got a massive performance out of Caden Harter, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five RBI and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave Harter a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Will Griego, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Randolph has already played their next game, a 5-2 defeat against Schulenburg on the 25th. As for Jourdanton, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Cotulla on the 1st.