When the pressure mounts and the postseason gets tight, some pitchers survive — and some thrive. And Jenna Morvant? She continues to control the Circle. For the second straight playoff game, the Jennings Lady Bulldogs leaned on their ace to deliver the goods, and once again, she delivered with cool precision and dominant results.
Jennings took down South Terrebonne 4-2 in a tough road matchup Wednesday night, punching their ticket to the Quarterfinals, thanks in large part to a complete-game gem from the Senior Morvant, who has now allowed just five hits total through 14 playoff innings. That’s not just good — that’s lockdown-level postseason pitching.
This one started slow but turned electric by the middle frames. After trailing 1-0 through three, Jennings broke through in the fifth with one big swing — and what a swing it was. Emma Venable stepped to the plate with two runners on and absolutely launched a three-run homer to right, flipping the scoreboard and flipping the momentum squarely in Jennings’ favor.
But Morvant wasn’t just throwing — she was also hitting. The Senior pitcher went 2-for-4 at the plate with a crucial double and sparked several rallies alongside Kylie Price, who added a double of her own, and Ryleigh Daigle, who continued her hot streak with three hits of her own.
Jennings stacked up 11 hits in the win, showing off a lineup that isn’t top-heavy — it’s top-to-bottom dangerous.
Seven innings. Five hits. Two runs. Zero walks. Seventy-nine pitches. for Morvant. Just pure command. moved corners, changed speeds, and kept South Terrebonne guessing all night. No one reached base more than once, and she never allowed a Gator to feel comfortable in the box.
South Terrebonne tried to fight back, plating a run in the third and another in the sixth, but they couldn’t string together enough momentum against Morvant’s stoic command and Jennings’ clean defense. Aside from a single error, the Lady Bulldogs were airtight behind their ace.
And don’t overlook the game management. No walks from Morvant meant no freebies. No unnecessary traffic. Just steady, clean softball.
As the final out dropped into a glove, the Jennings dugout erupted — not with surprise, but with confidence. This team believes. And with Morvant tossing up zeroes, Venable swinging a hot bat, and the defense locked in, they have every reason to.
Next up, a massive test on the road against top-seeded North DeSoto, where the lights will shine a little brighter and the stage gets even bigger. But if the last two rounds have taught us anything, it’s this: the Lady Bulldogs don’t rattle — and neither does Jenna Morvant in the Circle.
First pitch Friday at 5:30. The road to Sulphur just got a little shorter.
