Softball Recap: Jackson Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Aggies

Previous Games

03/20/25 vs Escambia County	17-1
03/18/25 @ W.S. Neal	19-1
03/14/25 vs Citronelle	4-2
03/14/25 vs Thomasville	6-3
03/11/25 @ Citronelle	11-0
+ 3 more games

Jackson came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Escambia County Blue Devils 17-1. That's more bragging rights for the Aggies, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Zoey Rooks made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Jackson got a massive performance out of Gabby Howard, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brelee Woolfolk, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.

Jackson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of 1.000. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 14 consecutive contests.

Jackson pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Escambia County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Jackson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Millry on the 27th. Escambia County has also already played their next match (against Elberta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.