The Jersey Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Civic Memorial Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Jersey was handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They never let Carrollton 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.
Not much got past Paxton Weirich, who gave up just three hits to keep Carrollton off the board. Weirich has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Explorers.
Jersey has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-12-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Civic Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Jersey couldn't quite get it done against Civic Memorial in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 9-5. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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