On Wednesday, Jackson-Reed faced Eastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Jackson-Reed Tigers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Eastern Ramblers a 19-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Jackson-Reed, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Rowan Hopson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Calvin Davis was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Loomis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Jackson-Reed is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1.
Jackson-Reed will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Goretti at 4:30 p.m. Goretti will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Jackson-Reed surely won't give up without a fight. As for Eastern, they will play host again on Friday to welcome McKinley Tech, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Eastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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