The Jones Eagles will head out to challenge the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Jones will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Jones can't be too worried about heading out to take on Evergreen Park: they just beat Simeon at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Eagles walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Wolverines on Friday. Eight seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jack Hiltz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Hiltz was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Jones let Renzo Sansonetti and John Clifford run wild. Sansonetti went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Clifford got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Antonio Macedo, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Jones was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Simeon only posted a batting average of .222.
Evergreen Park couldn't beat Nazareth Academy on Thursday even though they stacked ten runs on them in the sixth inning. The Mustangs took a 17-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roadrunners. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Christian Jacobo led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Jemai Cummings was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Evergreen Park's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Jones, their record now sits at 17-6.
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