Civic Memorial has enjoyed the comforts of home their last 11 games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Jersey Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Civic Memorial will head into Monday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Monday after soaring to a ten-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Highland by a score of 4-2.
Megan Griffith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Civic Memorial saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Wade, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Jersey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Waterloo.
Caroline Ward made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Civic Memorial has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Jersey, their record is now 5-10.
Jersey's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Civic Memorial hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Jersey, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Civic Memorial's hitters?
Civic Memorial suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Jersey in their previous matchup on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jersey's Ashlyn Brown, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Civic Memorial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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