The Jasper Eagles will face off against the Archie Whirlwinds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jasper is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Jasper proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Liberal 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Quentin Winans
Quentin Winans made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Jasper is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Winans was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last seven games he's played.
Winans wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colt Storm, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Archie made easy work of Adrian on Tuesday and carried off a 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Whirlwinds, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Archie's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Jasper, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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