The Southwestern Trojans will head out to square off against the Jamestown Red & Green at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southwestern has four straight wins, Jamestown has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Southwestern came out on top against Salamanca on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Trojans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors a 10-0 shutout. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Wilson Genareo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Southwestern: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
Cooper Charles
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Charles, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Lucas Genareo was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Southwestern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Jamestown fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Frontier on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons.
Southwestern now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Jamestown, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Southwestern came up short against Jamestown in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-3. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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