The East Juniata Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Juniata Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Juniata took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Juniata, who comes in off a win.
East Juniata will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt Line Mountain on Tuesday. East Juniata put the hurt on Line Mountain with a sharp 12-2 win.
Kolten Martin made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Martin has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Martin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kelton Bonnell was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Clark Ritzman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Juniata was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Greenwood by a score of 7-6.
Mason Nipple and Grant Reinhold did some serious damage despite the final result: Nipple went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double, while Reinhold scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
East Juniata has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for Juniata, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Juniata has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Juniata struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
East Juniata might still be hurting after the 19-4 loss they got from Juniata in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Juniata's Carson Kepner, who went 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and a triple. Now that East Juniata knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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