The Jessieville Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Centerpoint Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Jessieville put another one in the bag on March 11th to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Cutter-Morning Star 17-2. That looming 17-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Jessieville yet this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Centerpoint's way against Foreman on Tuesday as Centerpoint made off with a 12-1 win.
Nathan Rogers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Rogers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rogers was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Centerpoint got a massive performance out of Hayden Goines, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Blake Teague was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Jessieville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs per game. As for Centerpoint, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Jessieville took their victory against Centerpoint when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 18-7. Will Jessieville repeat their success, or does Centerpoint have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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