Baseball Recap: Jackson Academy Extends Winning Streak to Five

Jackson Academy proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 12) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Snook Christian Academy 14-13. Winning may never get old, but Jackson Academy sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

The team relied heavily on Huntley Dees, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Willie Dixon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Dees wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Jackson Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive games.

Jackson Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Snook Christian Academy, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Snook Christian Academy beat Jackson Academy by a score of 7-0 on Tuesday.