Five-run third inning spurs Ribault by Raines

Trojans claim A. Philip Randolph Cup for third time with 10-3 victory

The Ribault Trojans earned the A. Philip Randolph Cup with a 10-3 win over the Raines Vikings. (Wyatt Lucovsky/Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)

By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

March 7, 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Ribault High School Trojans scored five runs in the third inning to vault over the Raines High School Vikings with a 10-3 triumph on Friday night at VyStar Ballpark. “I want to congratulate both Ribault and Raines on a very hard-played game by both teams,” said

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Ribault High School Trojans scored five runs in the third inning to vault over the Raines High School Vikings with a 10-3 triumph on Friday night at VyStar Ballpark.

“I want to congratulate both Ribault and Raines on a very hard-played game by both teams,” said Jumbo Shrimp executive vice president/general manager Harold Craw. “The Jumbo Shrimp want to thank Duval County Public Schools and everyone who has helped make the High School Heritage Classic a continued success in our club’s salute to Black History.”

Both teams wore customized Jacksonville Red Caps uniforms to commemorate the Negro American League team that played in Jacksonville from 1938 until 1942. For the third time in the last four years, Ribault retained possession of the A. Philip Randolph Cup, which honors the legacy of local Civil Rights icon Asa Philip Randolph.

Raines got on the board with two runs in the first inning before adding a run in the second inning. Ribault took control of the game with their big third inning before their three runs in the fourth. The Trojans plated two more in the fifth to set the final margin at 10-3.

The Vikings won each of the first two High School Heritage Classics to take home the A. Philip Randolph Cup by margins of 8-4 in 2020 and 16-5 in 2021. However, the Trojans won the next two contests, 4-2 in 2022 and 8-3 in 2023. The teams tied 5-5 in 2024.

The Jumbo Shrimp will play as the Red Caps for select games during the upcoming 2025 season. The club’s Home Opener at VyStar Ballpark is at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1 against the Worcester Red Sox. Season tickets, mini plans and group outings are on sale now by visiting www.jaxshrimp.com or calling 904-358-2846.

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The team calls VyStar Ballpark home for baseball but also a wide variety of additional community focused events with a goal of providing Affordable, Family, FUN to Northeast Florida. Winners of many marketing and sales awards and recognition since the team was rebranded prior to the 2017 season, the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations.