Baseball Game Preview: J.H. Rose Rampants vs. Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs

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Previous Games

04/03/25 - Away	9-4 W
04/16/24 - Away	14-2 W
03/12/24 - Home	16-0 W
04/20/23 - Home	11-0 W
03/14/23 - Away	15-2 W
+ 2 more games

J.H. Rose has gone a perfect 7-0 against Northside - Jacksonville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Rampants will welcome the Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (J.H. Rose has four straight victories, Northside - Jacksonville has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Tuesday, J.H. Rose beat Jacksonville 5-1.

Parker Simo looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Matthew Aldridge was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Ethan Simmons was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Northside - Jacksonville fell victim to D.H. Conley and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Vikings.

J.H. Rose's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.

J.H. Rose was able to grind out a solid win over Northside - Jacksonville when the teams last played on April 3rd, winning 9-4. Will the Rampants repeat their success, or do the Monarchs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.