Jumpertown hasn't had much luck against Falkner recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Jumpertown Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Falkner Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Jumpertown has given up an average of 11.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Jumpertown is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Falkner, falling 11-1.
For Falkner's part, Jackson Jordan was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Those two hits allowed gave Jordan a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Falkner let Erick Lumpkin and John Lumpkin run wild. Erick scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while John scored a run and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Erick a new career-high in RBI (three). Chris Nunley was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Falkner always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive games.
Falkner is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. Jumpertown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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