The Andover Central Jaguars will head out to take on the Maize Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Andover Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Dodge City a 19-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Jaguars with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Maize, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Kapaun Mt. Carmel on Monday. The Eagles have beaten the Crusaders the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Crusaders has come to flipping the script.
Jacob Doty tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Maize saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Zimmerman, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Maize pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Andover Central, the victory got them back to even at 11-11-1.
Andover Central couldn't quite finish off Maize in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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