Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Jackson-Reed

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering	22
04/25/25 @ Roosevelt	18
04/21/25 @ Ballou	18
04/09/25 @ Bell	18
03/24/25 vs Coolidge	18

Jackson-Reed came tearing into Friday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Roosevelt Roughriders an 18-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by six runs or more this season.

Jackson Loomis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Loomis was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other pitching news, Rowan Hopson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

Back at the plate, Tommy Gore was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ryan Skelly, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Jackson-Reed was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in six consecutive games.

Jackson-Reed's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Roosevelt, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.

Jackson-Reed didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-1 win against School Without Walls on the 28th. As for Roosevelt, they have also already played their next game, an 11-6 victory against Woodson on the 28th.