Baseball Recap: Jonesboro Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Jonesboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against the Mundy's Mill Tigers by a score of 11-7 on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Cardinals: when they faced off against the Tigers on Thursday, they had to take a 15-6 defeat.

Katreyl Jenkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Joshua Wimbley

Runs

03/28/25 @ Griffin	3
03/08/25 vs Mays	3
03/04/25 @ Northside	3
04/04/25 vs Mundy's Mill	2
02/18/25 vs Rockdale County	2
+ 12 more games

In other batting news, Joshua Wimbley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Jonesboro is 4-1 when Wimbley posts two or more runs, but 4-15 otherwise. Isiah Osby III was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

Jonesboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Jonesboro is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-16 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Mundy's Mill, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-16.

Jonesboro has already played their next game, an 8-2 defeat against Dutchtown on the 14th. As for Mundy's Mill, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 5-3 loss against Griffin on the 16th.