For the second straight game, West Jordan will face off against Kearns. The Jaguars will head out to challenge the Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Jordan has six straight victories, Kearns has 20 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when West Jordan duked it out with Kearns on Wednesday. The Jaguars were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Cougars. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
West Jordan got a great performance from Riley Williams as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave Williams a new career-high.
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On the hitting side, Ethan Baldwin was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Blake DiFrancesco was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.
West Jordan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kearns only posted a batting average of .188.
West Jordan's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Kearns, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
Kearns' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. West Jordan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Kearns, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5 strikeouts. Will West Jordan keep running through batters, or will the Cougars buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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