The Jackson-Reed Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Potomac School Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jackson-Reed's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Coolidge 19-0. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alex Nehrer made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
London Cullins
| 04/24/25 @ Coolidge | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Woodson | 7 |
| 04/10/25 vs Eastern | 5 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on London Cullins, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Grace Harscheid, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Jackson-Reed always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .581 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Potomac School put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Everything went their way against Maret as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Frogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Potomac School's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Jackson-Reed, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Jackson-Reed might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Potomac School in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
