The Gardendale Rockets will challenge the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Gardendale sitting on three straight wins and Mortimer Jordan on five.
On Thursday, Gardendale made easy work of Clay-Chalkville and carried off an 11-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Mortimer Jordan was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Jasper as they made off with a 14-4 win.
Mortimer Jordan let Matthew Lucas and John Owen Dean run wild. Lucas went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Dean went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most doubles Dean has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Tyler Allen, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Mortimer Jordan hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive games.
Mortimer Jordan's victory bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Gardendale, their win bumped their record up to 9-17.
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