The Jonathan Alder Pioneers will take on the Roger Bacon Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Jonathan Alder sitting on three straight victories and Roger Bacon on eight.
Jonathan Alder is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Heath.
Seven must be Roger Bacon's lucky number: they beat Shawnee with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Spartans beat the Braves by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-2.
Owen Stewart was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Roger Bacon's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-12 when he doesn't). Kyle Miller was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Roger Bacon pushed their record up to 14-12 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Jonathan Alder, their victory bumped their record up to 24-2.
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