The Madison Central Jaguars will take on the Lafayette Commodores at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Madison Central will be strutting in after a victory while Lafayette will be coming in after a defeat.
Madison Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lafayette: they just beat Ocean Springs at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Jaguars walked away with an 8-5 win over the Greyhounds on Wednesday.
Reed Sandberg was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Graham Raffaelle also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Madison Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.
Meanwhile, Lafayette unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Clinton by a score of 3-2.
Brett Williams was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2025.
At the plate, Lafayette saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Javin Mitchell, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Madison Central's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Lafayette, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Madison Central got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 against Lafayette by a conclusive 10-0 score. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Commodores turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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