Rockport-Fulton is 8-2 against Jones since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rockport-Fulton Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Jones Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rockport-Fulton: 3.2, Jones: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rockport-Fulton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against West Oso as Rockport-Fulton made off with a 21-0 win. Considering Rockport-Fulton has won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Evan Richardson looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Rockport-Fulton let Jaxon Keown and Jordan Gibson loose on the outfield. Keown went 2-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs, while Gibson scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kam Alston, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Jones' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Jones saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Deleon, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Rockport-Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Jones, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Rockport-Fulton took their victory against Jones in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 9-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockport-Fulton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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