Johnson had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 9-8 to make it four. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Churchill Chargers. The Jaguars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Chargers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
As for Churchill, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
For Churchill's part, Sonia Gres was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over ten innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Those ten strikeouts gave Gres a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Annika Sammis, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Claire Wasiak was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Johnson is set to challenge their familiar foe Clark at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Churchill will square off against rival LEE at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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