West Jones came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws and snuck past 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as West Jones also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2020.
West Jones got a great performance from Jaxon Rayborn as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Rayborn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West Jones' win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Harrison Pierce, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
On St. Stanislaus' side, they got a good showing from Sam Pike, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
West Jones' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. As for St. Stanislaus, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.
West Jones will head out on the road to face off against Germantown at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Germantown: 3.5, West Jones: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. St. Stanislaus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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