Karnes City is 1-9 against Jourdanton since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Karnes City Badgers will head out on the road to challenge the Jourdanton Indians/Squaws at 7:00 p.m. Karnes City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Karnes City had to settle for a 4-3 loss against St. Joseph.
Jaythan Alvear made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Currie, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Jourdanton's offense. They fell just short of Poth by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Jourdanton was not able to get on the board.
Jourdanton also got a good showing from Logan Chansley, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Karnes City's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Jourdanton, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Jourdanton's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Karnes City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Jourdanton, though, as they've been averaging only 4 per game. Will Karnes City keep running through batters, or will Jourdanton buck the trend?
Karnes City suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Jourdanton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Karnes City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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