The Ebarb Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Jena Giants at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ebarb has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Jena will arrive with three straight victories.
Ebarb saw some tournament action on Saturday. They lost 13-3 to Quitman.
Meanwhile, Jena made easy work of Grant on Saturday and carried off an 11-1 win. Considering the Giants have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jena let Zoyle Gemar and Cayden Mursch run wild. Gemar went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Mursch scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Mursch is becoming a predictor of Jena's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Brayden Oakes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Jena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Jena pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.2 runs. As for Ebarb, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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