After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Waterloo, Jersey was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They never let the Carrollton Hawks get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since April 16th.
The result came thanks to Paxton Weirich's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Jersey has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-12-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Carrollton fell to 30-1.
Coming up, Jersey will look to defend their home field on Friday against Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Carrollton, they will head out on the road to face off against Sacred Heart-Griffin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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