North Jackson fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against New Hope on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the New Hope Indians by a score of 5-4. The Chiefs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Indians apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
North Jackson's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for New Hope, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Looking ahead, North Jackson will venture away from home to square off against North Sand Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on March 14th. As for New Hope, they will take on Arab at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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