Baseball Preview: East Jackson Eagles vs. Providence Christian Academy Storm
After two games on the road, East Jackson is heading back home. They will take on the Providence Christian Academy Storm at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games East Jackson has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
In Friday's second game, East Jackson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Union County. Four seems to be a good number for East Jackson as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
East Jackson got a great performance from Garrett Waugh as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Payton Garner was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Drew Richardson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Providence Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Spartans onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
East Jackson's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Providence Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
East Jackson came out on top in a nail-biter against Providence Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Will East Jackson repeat their success, or does Providence Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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