Softball Recap: Jackson-Reed Wins Going Away Against Woodson

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 vs Eastern	21
04/10/25 vs Eastern	20
04/24/25 @ Coolidge	19
05/01/25 vs Woodson	17
03/20/25 vs Cardozo	16

With a playoff win on the line, Jackson-Reed rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the Woodson Warriors 20-3. Considering the Tigers have won nine matches by more than ten runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Alex Nehrer made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Nehrer was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now got three or more in each of the last three games she's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grace Harscheid, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Madie Williams, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.

Jackson-Reed was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .731. They are 7-3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The win made it two in a row for Jackson-Reed and bumps their season record up to 9-7-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Woodson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.

Coming up, Jackson-Reed will take on Sidwell Friends at 4:15 p.m. on the 9th. The Quakers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.9 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of. Woodson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.