The Starkville Yellowjackets will square off against the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Starkville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Starkville took a nine-run loss the last time they faced off against East Webster, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Starkville skirted past East Webster 8-7.
Tyson Knox was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Zay Spencer was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madison-Ridgeland Academy). Everything went their way against Tipton-Rosemark Academy on Saturday as Madison-Ridgeland Academy made off with a 10-1 win. The Patriots not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 26, 2024.
Aiden Peets looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Bizot, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Lambert, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Starkville pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Starkville came up short against Madison-Ridgeland Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2020, falling 8-4. Can Starkville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
