Tigers
| 03/10/26 @ Kate Duncan Smith DAR | 15 |
| 03/07/26 vs Tournament Opponent | 5 |
| 03/07/26 vs Sylvania | 20 |
| 03/06/26 vs Pleasant Valley | 10 |
| 03/06/26 vs Section | 20 |
| + 11 more games |
Madison County is 9-1 against North Jackson since March of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chiefs at 5:30 p.m. Madison County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.
Madison County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Kate Duncan Smith DAR with a sharp 15-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aubrey Shaddix was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Gustafson, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Madison County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .696. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .421 or higher in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Jackson unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 8-1 to Marion County.
North Jackson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Malley, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was Malley's first of the season.
Madison County pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Jackson, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
North Jackson's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Madison County has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .557. It's a different story for North Jackson, though, as they've only averaged .335. Will they be able to contain Madison County's hitters?
Everything went Madison County's way against North Jackson in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, as Madison County made off with a 15-0 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Chiefs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
