Jefferson is 0-10 against Airport since May of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. The Bears will head out on the road to take on the Jets at 12:30 p.m. Jefferson will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Jefferson barely beat Wayne Memorial the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bears put the hurt on the Zebras with a sharp 17-2 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 14 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Bedford hit Airport with a four-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Jets fell 5-1 to the Kicking Mules. That's two games in a row now that the Jets have lost by exactly four runs.
Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Airport, their loss dropped their record down to 21-10.
Jefferson came up short against Airport in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 8-3. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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