For the second straight game, South Jones will face off against Vancleave. The Braves will be playing at home against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Jones 3.4, Vancleave 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South Jones heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Friday. They fell just short of Vancleave by a score of 1-0. The Braves' loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
For Vancleave's part, not much got past Hunter Harper, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep South Jones off the board. Harper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Vancleave saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Martin Shaw, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Shaw has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Vancleave has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for South Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-7.
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