Softball Game Preview: Stillwater Ponies vs. Irondale Knights

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Previous Games

04/21/25 - Home	4-2 W
05/06/24 - Home	16-0 W
04/15/24 - Away	9-0 W
05/08/23 - Away	18-5 W
04/18/23 - Home	15-0 W
+ 4 more games

Stillwater has gone a perfect 9-0 against Irondale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Ponies will challenge the Knights at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stillwater has five straight victories, Irondale has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Stillwater proved they can win big on Friday (they won by six) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cretin-Derham Hall 2-1.

Stillwater's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Volkmann, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Stillwater hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cretin-Derham Hall struck out seven times.

Meanwhile, Irondale fell victim to Forest Lake and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 13-0 to the Rangers.

Stillwater's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Irondale, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.

Stillwater came out on top in a nail-biter against Irondale in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ponies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.