Madison-Ridgeland Academy is 1-9 against Jackson Prep since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Jackson Prep Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Madison-Ridgeland Academy comes in on seven and Jackson Prep on 20.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Jackson Academy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2.
Camp Segrest tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, 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. Another player making a difference was Drew Lambert, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jackson Prep narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Jackson Academy 9-8.
Reid Vineyard looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Konnor Griffin was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Charlie Barbour was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-12 record this season. As for Jackson Prep, they pushed their record up to 35-2 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Madison-Ridgeland Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Jackson Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Jackson Prep when the teams last played back in March. Can Madison-Ridgeland Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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