The Mill Valley Jaguars are taking a road trip to take on the Piper Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Piper will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Mill Valley extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday. The Jaguars never let Gardner-Edgerton get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Piper). They put the hurt on West with a sharp 13-0 win on Monday. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Piper let Carter Laird and Mason Porter run wild. Laird went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Porter went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most runs Laird has posted since back in April. Judah Monhollon also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Piper was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mill Valley's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Piper, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Mill Valley skirted past Piper 3-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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