The Fredericksburg Billies will square off against the Jarrell Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fredericksburg has four straight wins, Jarrell has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fredericksburg had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Manor New Tech on Friday. Fredericksburg put the hurt on Manor New Tech with a sharp 9-1 victory.
John Jablonsky was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Creek Frantzen was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Jarrell came up short against University on Friday and fell 10-7.
Jarrell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Hepler, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those RBI were Hepler's first of the season. Another was Jamari Livsey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Fredericksburg's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Jarrell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Fredericksburg couldn't quite get it done against Jarrell when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as they fell 6-2. Can Fredericksburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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