The Beardstown Tigers will square off against the Jacksonville Crimsons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It was a proper cat-fight when Beardstown duked it out with Pleasant Plains on Thursday. The Tigers took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Beardstown saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khloe Kearns, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Those RBI marked the first that Kearns brought in this season. Another was Kylynn Maltby, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Maggie Gerard made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Beardstown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Beardstown hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Jacksonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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