Softball Recap: Jackson Timberwolves vs. North Creek Jaguars
While Jackson put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for North Creek. The Jackson Timberwolves came out on top against the North Creek Jaguars by a score of 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jackson.
Nobody will forget Yanina Sherwood (2024-UNLV)'s heroic performance anytime soon (especially North Creek's batters): she turned in a perfect game. Sherwood (2024-UNLV) has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rachel Sysum (2024-Fresno State) was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On North Creek's side, Reagan Fleming spent all 9.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 16 Ks.
Even though they lost, North Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Jackson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. As for North Creek, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-9 record this season.
Jackson is on the road again on Friday to play Kamiak at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jackson: 0.7, Kamiak: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Creek, they will square off against Redmond at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Redmond is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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