The Jasper Wildcats will square off against the New Albany Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jasper 1.6, New Albany 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Albany will be up against a hot Jasper squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Wildcats never let Evansville Harrison get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Wildcats have won five matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, New Albany beat Floyd Central 7-3 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly four runs.
New Albany got a great performance from Sean Rose as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. What's more, Rose posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kadin Bush, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base was his first of the season. Gavin Rand was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
The victory made it two in a row for New Albany and bumps their season record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Jasper, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Jasper beat New Albany 7-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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