The Flowers Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Gwynn Park Yellowjackets at 2:00 p.m. The last three games Flowers has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, neither Flowers nor Laurel could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 15-15 tie.
Meanwhile, Gwynn Park stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Friendly with a sharp 19-4 win. Winning may never get old, but Gwynn Park sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Loury Hiciano made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Hiciano has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hiciano was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dallas Gilliam and Brandon Osorio did most of the damage at the plate: Gilliam scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Osorio went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Gilliam has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Darwin Dinkins was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Flowers' tie gives them a new season record of 11-5-1. As for Gwynn Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Flowers has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Gwynn Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Flowers skirted past Gwynn Park 9-8 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Flowers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gwynn Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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