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Oh, mercy: Jackson-Reed makes it 31 straight DCIAA baseball titles

The Tigers extend their championship run with a 13-0 mercy-rule win over School Without Walls

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The Jackson-Reed baseball team took home the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association trophy for the 31st straight season, beating School Without Walls in the championship game, 13-0. (Emmett Siegel/TWP)
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Thirty consecutive championships ingrain lofty expectations into the fabric of a program. After three decades of dominance, Jackson-Reed’s baseball team is accustomed to having a target on its back against D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association competition.

In Wednesday’s DCIAA championship game, the Tigers left zero doubt as to whether their streak would continue. They laid it on School Without Walls early at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Southeast, capturing their 31st straight title with a 13-0 drubbing of the Penguins. The game ended after the top of the fifth inning when the mercy rule took effect.