Jackson Prep entered their tilt with Presbyterian Christian with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Presbyterian Christian Bobcats on Friday. Seven seems to be a good number for Jackson Prep as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gardner Young was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Young has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Young was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kevin Roberts was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Konnor Griffin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Presbyterian Christian's side, they got a good showing from Brennon Thoms, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Presbyterian Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reeves Williamson, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Jackson Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 24 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-2 record this season. As for Presbyterian Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Jackson Prep beat Presbyterian Christian by a score of 7-6 later that day.
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