Baseball Recap: Stephenson Extends Winning Streak to Two

Jaguars

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Cedar Grove	15
03/26/25 vs Cedar Grove	15
03/12/25 @ North Clayton	15
04/02/25 vs Stone Mountain	13
03/03/25 vs Berkmar	13

Stephenson won against Douglass last Tuesday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Jaguars beat the Mt. Zion Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-1. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won 11 contests by nine runs or more so far this season.

Khari Crenshaw was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Stephenson is undefeated when Crenshaw posts two or more runs, but 6-9 otherwise.

In other batting news, Miles Allen and Anthony Booker did most of the damage at the plate: Allen scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Booker scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Allen has become a key player for Stephenson: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-9 otherwise. Jalen Fantroy was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Stephenson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Zion only posted an OBP of .350.

The victory made it two in a row for Stephenson and bumps their season record up to 13-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Mt. Zion, they moved to 8-7 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Stephenson will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.