The Johnson Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Reagan Rattlers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Johnson is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Clark typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Johnson proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars and snuck past 9-7.
Maleena Moreno made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Moreno has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Moreno was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaman Emily, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Surratt, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Reagan suffered a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Madison on Friday. Reagan has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Johnson is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Reagan, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
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