The North Creek Jaguars will take on the Jackson Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
North Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Bothell, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (North Creek was ranked 25th). North Creek walked away with a 5-2 win over Bothell on Monday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for North Creek as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Reagan Fleming spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, North Creek's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackey Boschee, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Jackson stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Redmond 16-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Jackson needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Yanina Sherwood (2024-UNLV) made a big impact no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Sherwood (2024-UNLV) has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Sherwood (2024-UNLV) was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hailey Pelletier (2024-WWU), who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Reese Westman (2026), who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
North Creek's record now sits at 16-8. As for Jackson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. North Creek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Jackson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
North Creek came up short against Jackson in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, falling 4-0. Thankfully for North Creek, Iyanla (Ice) De Jesus (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
