Jersey Shore is 8-0 against Midd-West since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Midd-West Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Jersey Shore is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Jersey Shore had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Hughesville.
Jersey Shore saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Martzall, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Jersey Shore didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hughesville only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Midd-West came up short against South Williamsport on Monday and fell 4-1. Midd-West has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jersey Shore now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Midd-West, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jersey Shore has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Midd-West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Jersey Shore's way against Midd-West in their previous meeting back in April of 2018 as Jersey Shore made off with a 9-2 victory. Does Jersey Shore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midd-West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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