The Jackson Christian Eagles will take on the Westview Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jackson Christian had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Lake County on Monday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Westview had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Golden Tide as they made off with a 13-2 victory.
Jack Hays Allen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Westview got a massive performance out of Thomas Myers, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Myers has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Spaulding, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Westview was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Jackson Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Westview, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
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