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| 02/27/25 - Neutral | 6-4 W |
| 04/22/22 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/19/22 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 04/26/21 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 04/20/21 - Home | 10-3 W |
| + 4 more games |
Jasper is 8-1 against Center since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Jasper Bulldogs will take on the Center Roughriders in a tournament on Friday. Neither Jasper nor Center posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Jasper saw some tournament action on Thursday. They fell just short of West Fork by a score of 3-2.
Jasper saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Brooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Jasper always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 5-2 to New Diana.
Zy Barnes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Center's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Jasper, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Center's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Jasper has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. It's a different story for Center, though, as they've only averaged .324. Will they be able to contain Jasper's hitters?
Jasper came out on top in a nail-biter against Center when the teams last played last Thursday, sneaking past 6-4. Will Jasper repeat their success, or does Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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