The Civic Memorial Eagles will face off against the Jersey Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Civic Memorial's victory against Marquette Catholic wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Explorers on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Explorers: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Jersey owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Carrollton, sneaking past 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since April 16th.
The result came thanks to Paxton Weirich's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Jersey has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-12-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Civic Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Civic Memorial beat Jersey 9-5 when the teams last played back in April. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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