The Jackson-Reed Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Jackson-Reed sitting on five straight victories and Archbishop Spalding on four (dating back to last season).
Jackson-Reed is ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Landon. Jackson-Reed's pitcher stepped up to hand Landon a 1-0 shutout. Jackson-Reed's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Quinn Lindblom spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Loomis, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Spalding gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener last Tuesday. They blew past St. Albans 10-0.
Jackson-Reed pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Archbishop Spalding, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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