Presbyterian Christian faced Jackson Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Presbyterian Christian skirted past Jackson Academy 5-4. This was a revenge game for the Bobcats: when they faced off against the Raiders on Friday, they had to take a 8-0 loss.
Brennon Thoms made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February.
Aaron Alston
| 03/28/25 vs Jackson Academy | 3 |
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| 04/16/24 @ Jackson Prep | 1 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Alston, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Bankston Walters was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Presbyterian Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. Jackson Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Presbyterian Christian will square off against rival Madison-Ridgeland Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jackson Academy is set to face off against their familiar foe Hartfield Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jackson Academy 2.7, Hartfield Academy 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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