The Glen Allen Jaguars will face off against the Battlefield Bobcats on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Glen Allen 4, Battlefield 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Glen Allen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Deep Run a 1-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for the Jaguars, who have now won four games in a row.
The result came thanks to Jake Bratton's shutout, as he gave up just five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Toole, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Battlefield faced Gainesville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Bobcats fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 5-4. The Bobcats' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Glen Allen pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Battlefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-2.
Everything went Glen Allen's way against Battlefield when the teams last played back in June of 2024, as Glen Allen made off with a 9-2 win. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bobcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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