Baseball Game Preview: Madison Central Jaguars vs. Murrah Mustangs

Jaguars

Runs

04/02/26 vs Germantown	5
03/31/26 @ Germantown	2
03/28/26 vs Florence	11
03/27/26 @ Clinton	10
03/24/26 vs Clinton	9
+ 17 more games

Madison Central has gone a perfect 10-0 against Murrah recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Madison Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Madison Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Germantown, who was ranked 19th at the time (Madison Central was ranked 18th). The Jaguars walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Mavericks on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their two-run performance the contest before.

The team relied heavily on Player #12, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Ryder Busby, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.

Madison Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Murrah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Starkville, falling 13-0.

Madison Central pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Murrah, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.

Madison Central got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 against Murrah by a conclusive 16-0 score. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.