Baseball Game Preview: Jackson-Reed Tigers vs. Dunbar Crimson Tide

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Previous Games

04/12/24 - Away	24-0 W
04/05/23 - Home	25-0 W
05/11/22 - Home	15-0 W
04/22/22 - Home	16-0 W
05/03/19 - Home	17-0 W
+ 4 more games

Jackson-Reed has gone a perfect 9-0 against Dunbar recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Jackson-Reed will host Dunbar at 4:00 p.m. Neither Jackson-Reed nor Dunbar posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Jackson-Reed is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering James Madison just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warhawks by a score of 2-1.

Nelson Hayes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Jackson-Reed saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Rosario, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Rosario hit this season.

Meanwhile, Dunbar fell victim to Eastern and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Ramblers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Crimson Tide have suffered against the Ramblers since May 8, 2017.

Dunbar's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Jackson-Reed, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.

Jackson-Reed took their win against Dunbar in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 24-0. Does Jackson-Reed have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dunbar turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.