In what's become a running theme this season, Jackson Prep gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots 11-4. The win was familiar territory for Jackson Prep who now have seven in a row.
Gardner Young made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Young was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Peyton Puckett was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Konnor Griffin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Madison-Ridgeland Academy's side, Ethan Mallett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Lambert, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Jackson Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-7.
Jackson Prep will have a chance to go back-to-back against Madison-Ridgeland Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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