Softball Recap: Six Straight Home Victories for Jonesboro

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2025, 3:56pm

Softball Recap: Jonesboro Cardinals vs. Mundy's Mill Tigers

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08/26/25 @ Mundy's Mill19
09/30/25 vs Mundy's Mill18
08/18/25 @ Mt. Zion18
09/24/25 vs Mt. Zion15
09/08/25 vs McDonough11

It was a proper cat-fight when Jonesboro faced off against Mundy's Mill on Tuesday. The Cardinals blew past the Tigers 19-1. Considering the Cardinals have won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Zorah Jenkins made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jenkins was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makayla Parker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Brianna Mason was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Jonesboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .769. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matchups.

Jonesboro pushed their record up to 10-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs over those games. As for Mundy's Mill, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.

Jonesboro has already played their next contest, a 7-0 win against Griffin on the 30th. As for Mundy's Mill, they will head out to challenge Carver at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.92 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.

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