Baseball Recap: Jackson-Reed Extends Home Winning Streak to 20

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering	22
05/02/25 vs Coolidge	21
05/02/25 vs Coolidge	21
04/25/25 @ Roosevelt	18
04/21/25 @ Ballou	18

Jackson-Reed had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the School Without Walls Penguins on Wednesday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 21 matches by six runs or more this season.

Owen Stone looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

On the hitting side, Jackson Loomis was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs. Derick Riddick was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Jackson-Reed was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive games.

Jackson-Reed's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for School Without Walls, they moved to 18-10 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

As of now, neither Jackson-Reed nor the Penguins have any future games scheduled.