The Jacksonville Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the J.H. Rose Rampants at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Jacksonville didn't have quite enough to beat D.H. Conley and fell 3-2. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Jacksonville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Serayah White, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that White hit this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for J.H. Rose, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Ayden - Grifton 3-2 on Thursday.
Clara Allen was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
J.H. Rose hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 3-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
The win got J.H. Rose back to even at 5-5. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jacksonville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like J.H. Rose struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jacksonville couldn't quite finish off J.H. Rose in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can Jacksonville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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