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| 04/23/25 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 05/06/24 - Home | 19-0 W |
| 05/01/24 - Away | 19-0 W |
| 05/03/23 - Home | 21-1 W |
| 05/09/22 - Home | 18-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Jackson-Reed is a perfect 10-0 against Eastern since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tigers will challenge the Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. Jackson-Reed's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Eastern's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Jackson-Reed is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: School Without Walls, who was ranked third at the time (Jackson-Reed was ranked first). The Tigers put the hurt on the Penguins with a sharp 13-3 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Tigers have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Teddy Benach looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Aaron Saad was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Alex Ouzts, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Jackson-Reed was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2025.
Mount Vernon hit Eastern with a four-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Ramblers came up short against the Majors, falling 11-1. The Ramblers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Campbell, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Jackson-Reed is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Eastern, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Everything went Jackson-Reed's way against Eastern when the teams last played back in April of 2025, as Jackson-Reed made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
