Jackson-Reed faced Eastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Ramblers with a sharp 23-3 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 11 runs or more this season.
Alex Nehrer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nehrer was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and one stolen base while going 4-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024.

London Cullins
04/10/25 vs Eastern | 5 |
04/03/25 vs Washington Latin Public Charter School | 4 |
04/01/25 @ Bell | 4 |
03/27/25 vs Banneker | 4 |
03/20/25 vs Cardozo | 4 |
In other batting news, Jackson-Reed got a massive performance out of London Cullins, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five stolen bases and four runs. Those five stolen bases gave Cullins a new career-high. Madie Williams was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Jackson-Reed was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .783. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Jackson-Reed has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Eastern, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Jackson-Reed didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-2 victory against Woodson on the 22nd. Eastern has also already played their next game (against Cardozo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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