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| 03/18/24 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 03/06/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/10/23 - Away | 7-0 W |
| 02/22/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/21/22 - Away | 2-4 L |
| + 2 more games |
West Florida has gone 6-1 against Jay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Florida Jaguars will venture away from home to challenge the Jay Royals at 6:30 p.m. West Florida's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Jay's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West Florida is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Navarre just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. The loss put an end to the Jaguars' undefeated start to the season.
West Florida saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Geiger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jay, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Northview by a score of 9-4 on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with the Chiefs: they've now won four in a row.
Jay got a massive performance out of Grayson Shehan, who scored four runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Shehan a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Godwin, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4.
Jay kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Jay's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for West Florida, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Florida has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Florida came out on top in a nail-biter against Jay in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Florida since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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