The Baker Hornets will challenge the St. Martin Yellow Jackets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Baker took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over Demopolis.
Meanwhile, St. Martin put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past West Marion 11-3.
River Groue got the start for St. Martin and what a start it was: he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Cameron Romero and Jace Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Romero got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Jones went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Romero a new career-high.
The win got Baker back to even at 1-1. As for St. Martin, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Baker's way against St. Martin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Baker made off with a 9-0 win. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellow Jackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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