Jackson Prep waltzed into their matchup on Friday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the St. Joseph Catholic Bruins. That's more bragging rights for Jackson Prep, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kevin Roberts made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Roberts was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Konnor Griffin was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Chris Maddux was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On St. Joseph Catholic's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Glorioso, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Jackson Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season. As for St. Joseph Catholic, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-11.
Jackson Prep will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hartfield Academy at 6:30 p.m. Jackson Prep is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Hartfield Academy a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for St. Joseph Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Presbyterian Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Presbyterian Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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