The Jackson-Milton Bluejays will venture away from home to face off against the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Jackson-Milton and ten for Western Reserve.
On Tuesday, Jackson-Milton came up short against McDonald and fell 6-1.
Jackson-Milton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Johns, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve suffered their closest defeat since April 15, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of McKinley by a score of 16-14. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (ten), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.
Averie Hendon put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hendon was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, Kylee Ramsey and Sophia Reigle stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ramsey went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Reigle went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Sophia Franks also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Jackson-Milton's record is now 8-6. As for Western Reserve, their record now sits at 1-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Jackson-Milton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Western Reserve struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Jackson-Milton's way against Western Reserve in their previous matchup on April 7th, as Jackson-Milton made off with a 19-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bluejays since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
