Jones hasn't had much luck against East Carteret recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Jones Trojans will look to defend their home field against the East Carteret Mariners at 6:00 p.m.
Jones is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since April 16, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of East Carteret by a score of 8-6.
For East Carteret's part, Eli Jenkins was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Jenkins posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Jonathan Piner and Sam Humphries did most of the damage at the plate: Piner got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI, while Humphries scored three runs and stole Two bases.
The victory keeps them at an undefeated 10-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Jones, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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