The Jackson Day Mariners will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Liberty Preparatory Christian Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Monday, Jackson Day suffered a rough 11-2 defeat at the hands of Piedmont Community Charter.
Jackson Day saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Burgin, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Liberty Preparatory Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Lee Park Prep by a score of 3-2.
Even though they lost, Liberty Preparatory Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lee Park Prep only tossed eight.
Jackson Day's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Liberty Preparatory Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Jackson Day suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Liberty Preparatory Christian in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Jackson Day, Ryan Donaldson (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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