Baseball Game Preview: Oak Grove Warriors vs. Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots

Warriors

Runs

02/22/25 vs South Jones	8
02/21/25 @ Purvis	6
02/18/25 vs West Marion	12
02/13/25 @ Madison-Ridgeland Academy	1
02/10/25 vs Hattiesburg	10

The Oak Grove Warriors will challenge the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Oak Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against South Jones by a score of 8-3.

The team relied heavily on Eric Booth Jr, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. Kendrell Roberts was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Madison-Ridgeland Academy had just enough and edged out Oxford 3-2 on Saturday.

Aiden Peets looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.

At the plate, Madison-Ridgeland Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kade Buchanan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Oak Grove's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs over those games. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Oak Grove came up short against Madison-Ridgeland Academy in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 4-1. Will Oak Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.