For the second straight game, Malakoff will face off against Mineola. The Tigers will challenge the Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Malakoff has five straight victories, Mineola has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Malakoff beats Mineola with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Tigers didn't even let the Yellowjackets on the board on Tuesday, marking the Tigers' second-straight 10-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaxson Jedlicka
| 04/08/25 vs Mineola | 10 |
| 03/25/25 @ Winona | 8 |
| 04/01/24 vs Rice | 7 |
| 03/26/24 vs Kemp | 6 |
| 03/07/24 vs Palmer | 6 |
Jaxson Jedlicka tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Zain Jones was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Malakoff is undefeated when Jones posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Malakoff hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive contests.
Malakoff's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Mineola, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
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