Highland extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 3-10. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jersey Panthers. The Bulldogs were not able to make up for their loss to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for Jersey, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
For Jersey's part, the result came thanks to Paxton Weirich's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. Weirich has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Anna Kribs was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and one double. Maleah Derrick was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Highland is set to face off against their familiar foe Waterloo at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Jersey will challenge rival Triad at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 1.9, the Knights 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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