The Jersey Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Jacksonville Crimsons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Jersey will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Jersey proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Highland 4-3. The game was the first time the Panthers have beaten the Bulldogs on their field since May 8, 2023.
Paxton Weirich
| 05/22/25 @ Highland | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Mascoutah | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Triad | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Hillsboro | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Staunton | 1 |
Paxton Weirich was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up a single earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Maleah Derrick was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville earned a 6-2 victory over Alton on Wednesday.
Jersey pushed their record up to 12-12-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Jacksonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-13-1 record this season.
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