Jena won the last time they faced Bunkie, and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went the Jena Giants' way against the Bunkie Panthers as the Jena Giants made off with an 18-9 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jena.
Calex Campbell tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jacob Belcher was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. Cayden Mursch was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Jena has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Bunkie, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Jena will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bunkie: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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