Sporting JAX earned a 1-0 victory on the road against DC Power FC in USL Super League action on Tuesday, with Jade Pennock's second-half strike proving the difference.
The first half produced no goals but was not without incident. Sporting JAX's Meg Hughes picked up a yellow card just before the break in the 44th minute, though the booking did little to shift momentum either way.
The deadlock broke in the 64th minute. Paige Kenton delivered the key pass, and Pennock finished it off to put Sporting JAX ahead. It was the kind of clinical moment that decides tight games — one chance, taken well.
DC Power FC pushed for an equalizer in the final stretch but could not find a way through. Sporting JAX managed the closing stages effectively, with Julia Lester collecting a yellow card deep in stoppage time as the visitors saw out the result.
The clean sheet caps a solid night for Sporting JAX, who will take confidence from picking up three points away from home in a game where margins were thin throughout. For DC Power FC, it's a frustrating outcome — unable to convert home advantage into points in a match that was there for the taking. The result could carry weight as the USL Super League season develops and the table begins to take shape.
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