Baseball Recap: Jenkins' Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak on the Road

Jenkins's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers 12-11. With that win, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

Ronald Dunham made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Jenkins is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-9 otherwise. Dunham was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February.

Jackson McKenzie

Runs

03/14/26 vs Johnson	3
03/23/26 @ McIntosh County Academy	2
02/26/26 vs New Hampstead	2
02/18/26 vs Windsor Forest	2
02/13/26 vs Bradwell Institute	2
+ 4 more games

In other batting news, Jenkins let Jackson McKenzie and Brian Swinton run wild. McKenzie went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Swinton got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. McKenzie has become a key player for Jenkins: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Ellison, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Jenkins' victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10. As for McIntosh County Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-16.

Coming up, Jenkins will welcome Calvary Day at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for McIntosh County Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Bryan County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.