Madison Central has won eight straight games at home, while Warren Central has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Jaguars will host the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Madison Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Madison Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Brandon, who was ranked ninth at the time (Madison Central was ranked 17th). The Jaguars put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 17-5 win on Saturday. 17 seems to be a good number for the Jaguars as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hayden Wilson tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Tucker Rice
| 04/11/26 @ Brandon | 5 |
| 04/10/26 @ Murrah | 3 |
| 04/07/26 vs Murrah | 2 |
| 04/09/26 vs Hernando | 1 |
| 03/28/26 vs Florence | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tucker Rice, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Max Phillips was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and six RBI.
Madison Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Warren Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Clinton by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Vikings have suffered since March 13th.
Caden Cole was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Madison Central's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Warren Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7-1.
Madison Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Warren Central when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
