The East Bay Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Jefferson Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Bay will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Thursday, it was close, but East Bay sidestepped Gaither for a 2-1 victory.
Mike Mowell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, Ethan Cunningham was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Jefferson made sure to put some runs up on the board against Freedom on Thursday. Everything went Jefferson's way against Freedom as Jefferson made off with a 19-6 win. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Ja'Marques Benton, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Isiah Fernandez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Jefferson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. East Bay's record is now 7-5.
East Bay might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Jefferson in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can East Bay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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