The Glen Allen Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the Godwin Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Deep Run hit Glen Allen with a four-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Jaguars fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 6-5. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Jackson Toole made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Cam Taylor, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Godwin has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.13 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They lost 10-1 to Benedictine. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Godwin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Smyers, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Godwin moved to 12-3 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Glen Allen, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Glen Allen couldn't quite get it done against Godwin in their previous meeting two weeks ago as they fell 7-2. Can the Jaguars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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