A feisty cat fight will be fought as New Roads Jaguars duke it out with Woodland Christian Cardinals at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Roads's tournament run continued when they took on Mountain Empire on Wednesday. The Jaguars skirted past the Redhawks 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
New Roads' victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Santiago Jimenez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian got themselves on the board against Castle Park on Wednesday, but Castle Park never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 19-0 win. Considering the Cardinals have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jordan Villanueva and Mason Green were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Villanueva tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Green tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Villanueva has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Villanueva went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Green scored a run while going 1-for-1. Those five RBI gave Villanueva a new career-high.
In other batting news, Woodland Christian got a massive performance out of Jayden Badhesha, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs Badhesha has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Jeffrey Nannini, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The victory got New Roads back to even at 6-6. As for Woodland Christian, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
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