The Jackson Academy Raiders baseball team (Jackson, MS), was tipped 7-6 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting Vicksburg Gators (Vicksburg, MS)

The Gators now hold a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cullman for a non-league outing on Friday, March 2. Vicksburg will confront a Bearcats team coming off a 3-2 non-league loss to Clinton (Clinton, MS). The Bearcats record now stands at 3-3.

Next, the Raiders confront the Mountain Brook Spartans (Birmingham, AL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, March 3. Jackson Academy will attempt to advance on its 2-3 season record.

#1 JA continued play in the Mid-MS Classic as they hosted Vicksburg High School. The Gators sent the Raiders to their third straight loss with another one-run defeat. JA grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a Colin Welsh RBI Double and a Benton Kelly RBI Single. Starter Drew Newquist was unable to make it out of the fifth inning as the Gators sent 10 batters to the plate and scored four times in the process.

The Raiders responded in the bottom of the fifth with three straight hits by Denny, Smith and Alexander and a bases-loaded two out walk by Nethery. The Gators got an insurance run in the sixth after the Raiders walked the bases loaded and Josh Sterling brought home Clyde Kendrick with a Fielder's Choice. JA did get a run back in the bottom of the sixth but left the tying run at third and neither team scored in the seventh as the Raiders lost 7-6 - their second one-run loss of the week.

W - Clyde Kendrick (1-1), L - Drew Newquist (0-1), Jekori Reed(1)