Baseball Game Preview: Prospect Ridge Academy Miners vs. Jefferson Academy Jaguars

For the second straight game, Prospect Ridge Academy will face off against Jefferson Academy. The Miners will take on the Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Prospect Ridge Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Jefferson Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Prospect Ridge Academy was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Jefferson Academy on Saturday. The Miners' pitchers stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 10-0 shutout. The Miners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.

Isiac Rodriguez

Runs

04/12/25 vs Jefferson Academy	3
03/28/25 vs Shadow Mountain	3
04/07/25 vs Liberty Common	2
03/25/25 vs Santiam Christian	2
04/10/25 vs Colorado Academy	1
+ 1 more games

Isiac Rodriguez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Prospect Ridge Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Zeke Bote, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Jefferson Academy's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-10-1. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-4.