Softball Game Preview: Jordan-Matthews Jets vs. North Moore Mustangs

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Previous Games

03/07/25 - Home	5-4 W
05/01/24 - Neutral	7-0 W
04/10/24 - Home	7-6 W
03/08/24 - Away	11-8 W
04/17/23 - Home	7-3 W
+ 3 more games

Jordan-Matthews has gone a perfect 8-0 against North Moore recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Jets will head out on the road to square off against the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

North Moore will be up against a hot Jordan-Matthews team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Jets put the hurt on Northwood with a sharp 15-1 win last Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Jets, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, North Moore had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 10-7 victory over the Stallions.

Sydney Russell made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Russell was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one triple.

In other batting news, Calissa Clendenin and Ansley Preslar did most of the damage at the plate: Clendenin got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one double, while Preslar went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Tate Allred was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base.

North Moore was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .391 or higher in three consecutive games.

Jordan-Matthews pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for North Moore, their record now sits at 11-4.

Jordan-Matthews skirted past North Moore 5-4 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.