Softball Preview: Jeffersontown Chargers vs. Mercy Jaguars
Jeffersontown is 1-9 against Mercy since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Jeffersontown Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Mercy Jaguars at 5:30 p.m.
Jeffersontown's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Bullitt East on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-0 walloping at the hands of the Chargers. Jeffersontown's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it six in a row.
Meanwhile, Mercy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ballard 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mercy.
Carly Shephard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Ava Reinhart was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Madison Degrella, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Jeffersontown's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Mercy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Jeffersontown suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Mercy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Jeffersontown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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