Jones came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past the Solorio Sun Warriors 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Jones also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Jones got a great performance from Sebastian DeWijkerslooth as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Christophe DeWijkerslooth was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Renzo Sansonetti, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Solorio's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Juan Barrientos, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Saucedo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Solorio didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Jones' win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Solorio, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-10.
Jones didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-14 draw vs. Richards on the 20th. As for Solorio, they will head out on the road to challenge Jones at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Jones is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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