Washington faced Jefferson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Patriots walked away with a 4-1 win over the Cougars. This was a revenge game for the Patriots: when they faced off against the Cougars last Friday, they had to take a 11-2 loss.
Zoe Kesterson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
Kesterson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Constantino, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Patriots
| 05/08/25 @ Jefferson | 4-1 |
| 04/28/25 @ Musselman | 14-0 |
| 04/23/25 @ Spring Mills | 6-0 |
| 04/21/25 @ Martinsburg | 17-0 |
| 04/12/25 @ Steubenville | 4-3 |
| 04/11/25 @ Ravenswood | 9-6 |
Washington pushed their record up to 18-4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Jefferson, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 17-4.
As of now, neither Washington nor the Cougars have any future games scheduled.
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