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| 03/18/26 - Away | 6-3 W |
| 03/21/25 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 03/19/25 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 8-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Jackson is 8-2 against Midtown since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Jaguars will be playing at home against the Knights at 6:00 p.m. Jackson will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Jackson's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Creekside 18-0. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Midtown made easy work of Forest Park on Thursday and carried off a 12-5 victory. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Dylan Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other pitching news, Patrick Rebillot looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Back at the plate, Midtown let Beckett Boatright and Kingston Glover run wild. Boatright got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs, while Glover went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Midtown is 4-1 when Glover posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Smith, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Midtown kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Jackson's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Midtown, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Jackson was able to grind out a solid victory over Midtown when the teams last played on Wednesday, winning 6-3. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
