The Jena Giants will take on the Ebarb Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jena has three straight wins, Ebarb has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jena 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 Grant on Saturday. Jena put the hurt on Grant with a sharp 11-1 victory. Considering the Giants have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Zoyle Gemar and Cayden Mursch did most of the damage at the plate: Gemar went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Mursch scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases Mursch has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Brayden Oakes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Jena always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They are 6-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Ebarb came up short against Quitman on Saturday, falling 13-3.
Jena pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ebarb, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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