The West Jones Mustangs will challenge the Germantown Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Germantown will be up against a hot West Jones squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Everything went the Mustangs' way against Greene County on Monday as they made off with a 12-1 win.
Meanwhile, Germantown never let their opponents score on Monday. They blew past Terry 12-0. The victory continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Brayden Simpson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Germantown let Will Sheehan and John Riley North run wild. Sheehan scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while North went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave North a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brayden Quick, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Germantown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Terry only posted an OBP of .238.
Germantown now has a winning record of 14-13. As for West Jones, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
West Jones couldn't quite finish off Germantown when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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