Baseball Recap: Jackson Prep Victorious

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hartfield Academy, Jackson Prep was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Canton Academy Panthers. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Cole Gideon

Stolen Base (Career)

03/20/25 @ Canton Academy	4
04/05/24 vs St. Joseph Catholic	3
03/01/24 vs Kosciusko	2
03/12/25 vs South Panola	1
03/11/25 vs Second Baptist	1

The team relied heavily on Cole Gideon, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Parker Puckett was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Jackson Prep's win bumped their record up to 12-4-1. As for Canton Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jackson Prep will face off against Kosciusko at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kosciusko's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Jackson Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Canton Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Winston Academy at 6:00 p.m. on April 8th.