Jac-Cen-Del has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Hauser Jets at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Jac-Cen-Del is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Jac-Cen-Del after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Trinity Lutheran by a score of 4-2.
Brady Borgman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Jac-Cen-Del saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lance Snyder, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Hauser entered their tilt with Southwestern with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Spartans 11-1. Considering Hauser has won nine matchups by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Simeon Wasil made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Wasil has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wasil was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Stryker Gill was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Kameron Blair was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Jac-Cen-Del's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Hauser, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jac-Cen-Del has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hauser struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jac-Cen-Del suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Hauser when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Jac-Cen-Del avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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