Softball Preview: South Bend Washington Panthers vs. Jimtown Jimmies
South Bend Washington is 0-9 against Jimtown since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The South Bend Washington Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jimtown Jimmies at 5:00 p.m.
South Bend Washington is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 25th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They lost 15-1 to South Bend Adams.
Meanwhile, Jimtown has not done well against La Porte recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Jimtown came out on top in a nail-biter against La Porte and snuck past 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Abbey Brown, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendal McPhee, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
South Bend Washington's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Jimtown, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
South Bend Washington suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Jimtown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for South Bend Washington, Makenna Brown (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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