For the second straight game, King will face off against Kelly. The Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: King has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Kelly will arrive with four straight wins.
King lost 11-1 to Kelly on Tuesday.
For Kelly's part, Mark Schrode made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Schrode has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than 12 strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Roger Rivera, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with eight stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aure Perez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Kelly was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
King's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-1. As for Kelly, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2-1.
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