The Jackson-Olin Mustangs will be playing at home against the Huffman Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson-Olin put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bessemer City an 11-0 shutout. Jackson-Olin's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Cameron Orange was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Orange was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Roddell Taylor Jr, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1. Jason Perkins was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Huffman pushed their score to 19 the last time they played Woodlawn, but on Saturday they couldn't quite do it again. Huffman came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodlawn and snuck past 1-0. The win was just what Huffman needed coming off of a 15-0 loss in their prior contest.
Jackson-Olin's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Huffman, their win bumped their record up to 13-8-1.
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