The Jay Royals will challenge the Central Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Jay's offense. They came up short against West Florida on Wednesday, falling 6-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Royals in their meetings with the Jaguars: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against West Florida Baptist Academy on Thursday as they made off with a 13-3 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Tristan Pack looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Central got a massive performance out of Jayden Joyner, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Joyner a new career-high. Garrett Gandy was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Florida Baptist Academy only posted an OBP of .308.
Central pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Jay, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Jay was able to grind out a solid victory over Central when the teams last played back in February, winning 4-0. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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