For the second straight game, West Orange-Stark will face off against Jasper. The Mustangs will welcome the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering West Orange-Stark has lost eight straight at home and Jasper five straight on the road, this one might come down to who's more desperate to change their momentum.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row, West Orange-Stark turned things around against Jasper on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 5-4. The game was the first time the Mustangs have beaten the Bulldogs on their field since March 6, 2020.
For Jasper's part, Gage Foster was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, Foster gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Jasper saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Brooks, who went 1-for-3 with two runs. The Bulldogs are 4-1 when Brooks posts two or more runs, but 2-16 otherwise.
Jasper's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for West Orange-Stark, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-10 and their overall record up to 3-18-1.
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