Jaguars
| 04/22/25 @ Granger | 9 |
| 04/18/25 vs Cyprus | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Cyprus | 12 |
| 04/15/25 vs Cyprus | 14 |
| 04/11/25 @ Taylorsville | 12 |
| + 11 more games |
For the second straight game, West Jordan will face off against Granger. The Jaguars will be playing at home against the Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. West Jordan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
West Jordan barely beat Granger the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 9-2 victory on Tuesday. The Jaguars haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
West Jordan got a great performance from Payton Smith as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brendan Wood, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Tyson Ashworth, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
West Jordan's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Granger, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-13 record.
Granger's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. West Jordan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Granger, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will West Jordan keep running through batters, or will the Lancers buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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