After flying high against Whitehaven last Tuesday, Northpoint Christian came back down to earth. The Northpoint Christian Trojans fell 13-9 to the Jackson Prep Patriots on Friday. Northpoint Christian has struggled against Jackson Prep recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Jackson Prep's part, Peyton Puckett was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Tre' Bryant was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Northpoint Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Jackson Prep, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2.
Northpoint Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on First Assembly Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Jackson Prep, they will head out on the road to square off against Madison-Ridgeland Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Madison-Ridgeland Academy: 3.4, Jackson Prep: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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