After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Poth, Jourdanton was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Karnes City Badgers out 6-5. This was payback for Jourdanton, who suffered an 11-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Wyatt Avery was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Guerra, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Karnes City's side, Travis Currie put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Currie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Jaythan Alvear was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Troy Currie was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Karnes City was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jourdanton didn't hit any.
The victory got Jourdanton back to even at 11-11. As for Karnes City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.
Jourdanton will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Stockdale at 5:00 p.m. Stockdale's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Jourdanton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Karnes City, they will head out on the road to challenge Poteet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Karnes City is facing Poteet at the right time seeing as Poteet is stuck on a 21-game losing streak.
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