Baseball Recap: Stratford Academy Makes It Three in a Row at Home

Stratford Academy hadn't done well against Tiftarea Academy recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Stratford Academy Eagles walked away with an 8-4 win over the Tiftarea Academy Panthers. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Jett Johnston

Runs

03/17/25 vs Tiftarea Academy	2
03/06/25 @ Westfield School	2
03/04/25 vs Southland Academy	2
03/13/25 vs George Walton Academy	1
03/07/25 @ Brentwood	1

The team relied heavily on Jett Johnston, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Stratford Academy is 2-1 when Johnston posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Johnston, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Stratford Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Tiftarea Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Coming up, Stratford Academy will challenge Southland Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stratford Academy is facing Southland Academy at the right time seeing as Southland Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Tiftarea Academy, they will square off against Valwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.