Softball Recap: Jackson-Milton's Losing Streak Snapped at Four Games

Bluejays

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 vs Western Reserve	19
03/27/25 vs David Anderson	16
04/09/25 vs Springfield	15
04/01/25 vs McKinley	15
04/22/25 vs Memorial	14

After low-scoring totals in their previous three matchup, Jackson-Milton brought some dynamite into their most recent game. Everything went their way against the Western Reserve Blue Devils on Wednesday as they made off with a 19-6 win. Considering the Bluejays have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Brena McBeth and Joslynn Cellars made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, McBeth pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Cellars pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. McBeth has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. At bat, McBeth got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, while Cellars went 1-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave Cellars a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grace Johns, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one double. Charly Saunders was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

Jackson-Milton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western Reserve only posted an OBP of .367.

With the victory, Jackson-Milton broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-6. As for Western Reserve, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jackson-Milton will host Lowellville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rockets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something the Bluejays will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Western Reserve, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Springfield at 5:00 p.m.