The West Jones Mustangs will be playing at home against the St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Jones will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
West Jones stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Greene County with a sharp 12-4 win.
Braxton White looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Camden Clark, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dakota Smith, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, St. Stanislaus' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Petal by a score of 5-4. St. Stanislaus has not had much luck with Petal recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Tate Murphy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
West Jones is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for St. Stanislaus, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Jones has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Stanislaus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Jones skirted past St. Stanislaus 5-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2020. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Stanislaus' Cole Fletcher, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for West Jones to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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