The New Roads Jaguars will square off against the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, New Roads turned things around against Morse on Tuesday. They walked away with a 12-7 win over the Tigers.
Xavier Walker
| 04/01/25 @ Morse | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Jordan | 1 |
| 02/19/25 @ Bolsa Grande | 1 |
| 04/23/24 vs Vistamar | 1 |
Xavier Walker made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up six earned runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Santiago Jimenez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matthew Linares, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
New Roads always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Empire). Everything went their way against Canyon Hills on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-6 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Mountain Empire now has a winning record of 4-3. As for New Roads, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
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