For the second straight game, Auburn Mountainview will face off against Jefferson. The Lions will host the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Auburn Mountainview is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Jefferson a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck.
Jefferson hit Auburn Mountainview with a five-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 7-6.
For Jefferson's part, Luis Sanchez tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Those six strikeouts gave Sanchez a new career-high.
At the plate, Andre Redmond was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Jefferson: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kort Baker, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Jefferson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Auburn Mountainview, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
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