The Jackson Aggies will head out on the road to face off against the Millry Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Millry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Jackson easily dispatched Clarke County on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Aggies fell just short of University Charter by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Aggies couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Millry made easy work of McIntosh on Wednesday and carried off a 16-1 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 15 runs or more this season.
Tanner Sullivan made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Millry is 2-1 when Sullivan allows three or fewer earned runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Sullivan was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Graham was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and one RBI. Those three doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hayden Phillips, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with four RBI and one run.
Millry always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McIntosh only posted an OBP of .357.
Millry has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Jackson, they moved to 6-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Jackson might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from Millry when the teams last played back in March of 2025. Can the Aggies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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