The Lee County Yellow Jackets will challenge the J.H. Rose Rampants on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lee County comes in on six and J.H. Rose on five.
Lee County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past South Brunswick 14-2. With that victory, Lee County brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Blane McDonald tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, BJ Brown was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Joshua Hall was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, J.H. Rose earned a 5-2 win over North Brunswick on Saturday.
Davis Hathaway spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, J.H. Rose saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Grimes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lee County is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for J.H. Rose, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lee County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like J.H. Rose struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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