Jonesboro has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Oglesby Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jonesboro was handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Aquilla on Tuesday. Jonesboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Aquilla and snuck past 9-7. The victory was just what Jonesboro needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Oglesby never let their opponents score on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Meridian.
Hunter Walter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Walter has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Walter was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Walter wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Markum, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
The victory got Jonesboro back to even at 5-5. As for Oglesby, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
Jonesboro might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Oglesby when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walter, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that Jonesboro knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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