The Jersey Panthers will face off against the Jacksonville Crimsons at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Jersey will be strutting in after a win while Jacksonville will be coming in after a defeat.
Jersey lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Carrollton, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Hawks on Friday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville fell victim to Routt Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Crimsons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Jacksonville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anderson Decker, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Decker has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Jacksonville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-12. As for Jersey, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-11.
Jersey took their win against Jacksonville when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 15-5 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crimsons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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