Baseball Recap: Jackson-Reed Extends Home Winning Streak to 15

Jackson-Reed came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eastern Ramblers a 12-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Zander Leckszas looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Jackson Loomis was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Rosario, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs.

Jackson-Reed always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern only posted an OBP of .118.

Tigers

Previous Games (Home)

04/23/25 vs Eastern	12-0
04/19/25 vs Southern Maryland Christian Academy	13-0
04/19/25 vs Washington Latin Public Charter School	6-0
04/05/25 vs Landon	4-3
04/02/25 vs McKinley Tech	12-1
+ 10 more games

Jackson-Reed pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-9-1 record this season.

Jackson-Reed didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 18-0 victory against Roosevelt on the 25th. As for Eastern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 7-0 win against Cardozo on the 25th.