The Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Howell Central Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Fort Zumwalt West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Fort Zumwalt South, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Fort Zumwalt West was ranked 13th). Fort Zumwalt West came out on top against Fort Zumwalt South by a score of 7-2 on Saturday.
Cole Harris tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Nolan Sissom and Stephen Perry did most of the damage at the plate: Sissom scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Perry scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Brody Signorelli was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Howell Central sidestepped Howell for a 7-6 win.
Fort Zumwalt West's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7. As for Howell Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8-1 record this season.
Fort Zumwalt West beat Howell Central 3-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Fort Zumwalt West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Howell Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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