Manchester Academy has won four straight games at home, while Jackson Academy has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Manchester Academy Mavericks will welcome the Jackson Academy Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Manchester Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Jackson Academy likes a good challenge.
Manchester Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Deer Creek. Considering the Mavericks have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jon Parker Dees
| 03/20/25 vs Deer Creek | 4 |
| 03/18/25 @ Deer Creek | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs Benton Academy | 3 |
| 03/12/25 vs Winston Academy | 3 |
| 03/10/25 vs Carroll Academy | 3 |
Jon Parker Dees was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Adam Edger was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
While Jackson Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-20-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Copiah Academy on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Justin Word, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Deuce Jenkins, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Jackson Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Manchester Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.36 in the others. Jackson Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Manchester Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jackson Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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