JACKSON, Miss. (Interstat) — The Jackson State Tigers host the Alcorn State Braves on Monday evening at Braddy Field in a Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup at 75 degrees with clouds.

Jackson State (18-22) enters the contest having won the first two games of this four-game series, including a 14-1 rout on Sunday and a 9-1 victory on Saturday. The Tigers have won three of four head-to-head meetings this season, with Alcorn State’s lone win coming in a 10-inning, 8-7 decision on Feb. 15.

Alcorn State (4-37) has lost 10 of its last 11 games. The Braves’ only win during that stretch came April 27 against Grambling, a 12-11 decision that preceded a 20-8 loss in the second game of that doubleheader.

A player to watch for Jackson State is right-hander Jayden Lopez. In Sunday’s win, Lopez threw a complete-game seven-hitter, striking out 15 without allowing an earned run. In two preceding starts against Alabama State and Florida A&M, Lopez struck out 10 and four, respectively, but took losses in both.

For Alcorn State, reliever Nicholas Johnson has been effective in limited recent action. In Sunday’s loss, Johnson threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out four and allowing no hits. He has thrown 3 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings across his past two appearances, having allowed five hits and three earned runs in 2 2/3 innings against Grambling on April 27.

The most productive hitters in Sunday’s game for Jackson State were catcher Hederick Torres (3 for 4, four RBIs) and shortstop Diego Melendez (3 for 4, three RBIs). For Alcorn State, left fielder Kanious Davis went 2 for 3.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-1 Jackson State victory.

Jackson State’s next 10 games include a Tuesday trip to Southern, followed by a three-game series at Mississippi Valley State beginning Friday. The Tigers then host Arkansas-Pine Bluff for a three-game set May 14-16.

Alcorn State returns home for a six-game homestand beginning Friday against Prairie View, a three-game series, followed by Alabama State from May 14-16.