Baseball Recap: Jackson-Reed Makes It 19 in a Row at Home

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering	22
05/02/25 vs Coolidge	21
05/02/25 vs Coolidge	21
04/25/25 @ Roosevelt	18
04/21/25 @ Ballou	18

Jackson-Reed faced Roosevelt in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Tigers blew past the Roughriders 12-1. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 20 matches by six runs or more this season.

Teddy Benach tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had over his last three contests.

On the hitting side, Jackson Loomis and Freeman Hunt did most of the damage at the plate: Loomis went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hunt got on base in two of his three plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs. That's the most runs Hunt has posted over his last nine games. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowan Hopson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Jackson-Reed always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .568 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Jackson-Reed's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for Roosevelt, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.

Jackson-Reed didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-2 win against School Without Walls on the 7th. Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now.