Baseball Game Preview: Jackson North Side Indians vs. Brighton Cardinals

The Jackson North Side Indians will face off against the Brighton Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

After dropping their season opener at home, Brighton is headed out to face a Indians squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Jackson North Side fell 11-6 to Munford on Monday. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it four in a row.

Jackson North Side saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cross Burgess, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave Burgess a new career-high in RBI. Micah Markham was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Brighton beat Tipton-Rosemark Academy 7-4 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now won three in a row.

The team relied heavily on Garrett Glass, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Ingram, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.