On Tuesday, Madison-Ridgeland Academy faced Jackson Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots fell just short of the Jackson Prep Patriots by a score of 9-7. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Madison-Ridgeland Academy in their matchups with Jackson Prep: they've now lost seven in a row.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy got a good showing from Jack Grove, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Grove has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gunnar Swanson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Watkins, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
On Jackson Prep's side, Matthew McKinley was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Peyton Puckett was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Jackson Prep, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-2.
While Madison-Ridgeland Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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