Baseball Preview: Jackson Prep Patriots vs. Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots
Jackson Prep is on a 17-game streak of home wins, while Madison-Ridgeland Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jackson Prep Patriots will take on the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jackson Prep: 2.6, Madison-Ridgeland Academy: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Jackson Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Jackson Academy.
Reid Vineyard looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Konnor Griffin, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Charlie Barbour was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Madison-Ridgeland Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They beat Jackson Academy on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2.
Camp Segrest tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jw Snopek, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Lambert, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Jackson Prep's win bumped their record up to 35-2. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jackson Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Madison-Ridgeland Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Jackson Prep's way against Madison-Ridgeland Academy in their previous meeting back in March as Jackson Prep made off with a 12-6 victory. Will Jackson Prep repeat their success, or does Madison-Ridgeland Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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