Baseball Game Preview: Wayne Academy Jaguars vs. Bowling Green Buccaneers

For the second straight game, Wayne Academy will face off against Bowling Green. The Jaguars will head out to challenge the Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wayne Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.

Bowling Green will be up against a hot Wayne Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Jaguars never let the Buccaneers get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Jaguars have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Ian Smith

Base on Balls Against

03/30/26 vs Bowling Green	0
03/24/26 @ Amite School Center	2
03/21/26 vs South Choctaw Academy	1
03/10/26 vs Winston Academy	1
03/06/26 vs Southern Academy	2
+ 2 more games

Not much got past Ian Smith, who gave up just two hits to keep Bowling Green off the board. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Wayne Academy got a massive performance out of Eli Moody, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that Moody has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Wooten, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and five RBI.

Wayne Academy's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Bowling Green, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-10-1 record.

Bowling Green's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wayne Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .314. It's a different story for Bowling Green, though, as they've only averaged .202. Will they be able to contain Wayne Academy's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.