Kennett is 2-8 against Jackson since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Indians will host the Fighting Indians at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kennett will face Jackson after dropping another heartbreaker against Notre Dame on Wednesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within two of beating them. The Indians lost 13-5 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Jackson faced St. Louis University in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Fighting Indians fell 7-4 to the Junior Bills. That's two games in a row now that the Fighting Indians have lost by exactly three runs.
Jackson got a good showing from Carter Shipman, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Shipman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jackson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adler Flinn, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Jackson's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Kennett, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
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