The Northeast Jones Tigers will square off against the Seminary Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Northeast Jones is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Seminary's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Northeast Jones hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Tigers' pitcher stepped up to hand Forest a 15-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 14 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kaden Padgett was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Jasper Herrington was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Seminary unfortunately witnessed the end of their 15-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Germantown by a score of 10-8. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldogs, who until this game were averaging 3.04 runs allowed.
Eric McCullum was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Napier, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Northeast Jones pushed their record up to 17-6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Seminary, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-5.
Northeast Jones might still be hurting after the 14-8 loss they got from Seminary when the teams last played back in February. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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