Waldron is 1-9 against Jac-Cen-Del since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Waldron Mohawks will face off against the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Waldron sitting on five straight wins and Jac-Cen-Del on three.
On Monday, Waldron earned a 9-6 victory over Liberty Christian.
Jordan Bennett and Jacob Bennett made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Bennett struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Bennett tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Bennett scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Bennett scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Jacob Lindsey was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Troy Atwood, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Jac-Cen-Del scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past North Decatur 20-5. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Jac-Cen-Del with their most commanding win of the season.
Brody Huff was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a double. Brady Borgman was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Waldron has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Jac-Cen-Del, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
Waldron might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Jac-Cen-Del in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jac-Cen-Del's Clark Dwenger, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Waldron 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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