The Bunkie Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Jena Giants at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Bunkie fell victim to a rough 18-9 loss at the hands of Jena. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bunkie in their matchups with Jena: they've now lost three in a row.
For Jena's part, they got a great performance from Calex Campbell as he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Campbell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Belcher, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Mursch, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Bunkie's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Jena, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
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