The Jacksonville Cardinals will challenge the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Onslow took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Jacksonville, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Jacksonville needed a bit of extra time to put away South Central. They skirted past the Falcons 6-5.
Jacksonville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Yates, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow didn't have quite enough to beat Croatan on Monday and fell 4-3. The Stallions have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Southwest Onslow, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jacksonville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Southwest Onslow struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jacksonville took their victory against Southwest Onslow in their previous meeting last Wednesday by a conclusive 15-7 score. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stallions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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