Baseball Recap: East Rankin Academy Triumphs

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Previous Games

04/03/25 - Away	2-1 W
04/01/25 - Home	6-10 L
04/05/24 - Away	0-5 L
04/04/24 - Home	2-9 L
04/03/24 - Away	3-13 L
+ 5 more games

East Rankin Academy hadn't done well against Simpson Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Cougars 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since March 11th.

East Rankin Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Porter, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

East Rankin Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Simpson Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.

East Rankin Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.