The West Jordan Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Kearns Cougars at 3:30 p.m. The timing is sure in West Jordan's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Kearns has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but West Jordan had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Kearns.
Payton Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ty Gines made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Mason Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, West Jordan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearns only tossed four.
West Jordan's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Kearns, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
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