The Jones Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Senn Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Jones' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.
Jones' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over Chicago Academy. Considering the Eagles have won ten games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Nobody will forget Anna Black's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Chicago Academy's batters): she turned in a perfect game.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lucy Paskiewicz, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Julissa Galvez was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Jones was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .424 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Senn entered their contest against Mather on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bulldogs lost 11-4 to the Rangers.
Pippa Gerharz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times she's played.
Jones pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Senn, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 10-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Jones hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Senn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
