Baseball Recap: Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy Comes Up Short

If Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy was riding high fresh off their 16-7 takedown of Thomas Jefferson on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers took a 15-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thomas Jefferson on Wednesday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Thomas Jefferson earlier this season, when they won 16-7.

Hunter Smith

Stolen Base

03/23/26 vs Thomas Jefferson	3
02/20/26 @ De La Salle	3
03/25/26 @ Thomas Jefferson	2
02/11/26 @ L.W. Higgins	2
03/20/26 @ Jefferson RISE Charter	1
+ 3 more games

Hunter Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 3-12 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jeremy Gibson, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Thomas Jefferson, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-11.

Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy and Thomas Jefferson could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. The Tigers will take on Archbishop Shaw at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (232 vs. 110). Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson (ranked 200th) will meet Chalmette (ranked 68th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.