Baseball Recap: Thomas Jefferson Academy Comes Up Short

Thomas Jefferson Academy suffered their biggest loss since March 3rd on Tuesday. They came up short against the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans, falling 18-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 5-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.

Grant Gillooly

Runs

04/01/25 vs Edmund Burke Academy	2
03/21/25 vs John Hancock Academy	2
03/20/25 @ John Hancock Academy	2
03/18/25 vs John Hancock Academy	2
03/25/25 @ Twiggs Academy	1
+ 3 more games

Grant Gillooly made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Thomas Jefferson Academy: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise.

Thomas Jefferson Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7. As for Edmund Burke Academy, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.

While Thomas Jefferson Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.