With a playoff game on the line, Madison-Ridgeland Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. They beat the Jackson Academy Raiders by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2. The victory was nothing new for Madison-Ridgeland Academy as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy got a great performance from Camp Segrest as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Segrest has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jw Snopek, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Lambert, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-12 record this season. As for Jackson Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-21-1.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy will head out on the road to take on Jackson Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jackson Prep is coming into the matchup with 17 straight wins at home, so Madison-Ridgeland Academy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Jackson Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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