Jackson Prep extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping them down to 8-10. They came up short against the Hartfield Academy Hawks, falling 15-2. The Patriots were not able to make up for their defeat to the Hawks from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
Jackson Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parkes Young, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
As for Hartfield Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4-2. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
On Hartfield Academy's side, they got a great performance from Taylor Latham as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts Latham has posted since back in April of 2025.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Wesson, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Hartfield Academy is undefeated when Wesson posts two or more runs, but 3-4-2 otherwise. Grayson Vance was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
While Jackson Prep had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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