The Stephenson Jaguars will square off against the Arabia Mountain Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Stephenson managed to slip by Tucker the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Jaguars came up short against the Tigers on Tuesday, falling 14-1.
Meanwhile, while Arabia Mountain put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Columbia. The Rams had just enough and edged out the Eagles 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rams have posted against the Eagles since April 20, 2017.
The team relied heavily on Daniel Veal, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Tracey Finch, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Arabia Mountain has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs this season. As for Stephenson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Stephenson was able to grind out a solid win over Arabia Mountain when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 5-2. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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