
Thundering Herd
03/11/25 @ Jackson-Olin | 19 |
02/24/25 @ Carver Birmingham | 12 |
03/13/25 vs Jackson-Olin | 10 |
03/01/25 @ Central | 8 |
02/24/25 vs Carver Birmingham | 8 |
Parker won the last time they faced Jackson-Olin and things went their way on Thursday too. The Parker Thundering Herd blew past the Jackson-Olin Mustangs 14-4. The result was nothing new for the Thundering Herd, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Chelsea Ware was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Amayah Smith was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kamila Dabney, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3.
Parker always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Parker's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.67 strikeouts in those games compared to only 4.11 in the others. As for Jackson-Olin, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Parker will head out to challenge Woodlawn at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Jackson-Olin, they will face off against Minor at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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