The Jonesboro Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Aquilla Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Jonesboro suffered a rough 14-7 defeat at the hands of Oglesby.
Meanwhile, Aquilla was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Oglesby by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that Aquilla has lost by exactly two runs.
Austin Hines and Zane Booth did some serious damage despite the final result: Hines scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Booth went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Jonesboro's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Aquilla, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Jonesboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Aquilla when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 9-7. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Aquilla's Brodey Woodward, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jonesboro still be able to contain Woodward? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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