The Andrew Jackson Tigers will take on the Sandalwood Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Andrew Jackson is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Andrew Jackson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Episcopal School of Jacksonville on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 13-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sandalwood). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Englewood a 19-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Saints haven't had any issues with the Rams recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Sydney Gwinn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gwinn was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while going 1-for-3. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Sandalwood got a massive performance out of Madison Seprish, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most runs Seprish has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmie Dawley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Sandalwood hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive matches.
Andrew Jackson's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Sandalwood, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8.
Andrew Jackson might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Sandalwood in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Will Andrew Jackson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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