West Jones is 0-8 against Northeast Jones since March of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when the West Jones Mustangs and the Northeast Jones Tigers meet at 6:30 p.m. West Jones has given up an average of 10.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
West Jones is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 16-13 to Northeast Jones on Tuesday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Northeast Jones' part, the team relied heavily on Madison Evans, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, three RBI, and one triple. The dominant performance gave Evans a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Taylor Landrum, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Northeast Jones has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. West Jones' defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-1.
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