Softball Recap: Make It 13 in a Row for Long

Rebels

Previous Games

04/01/25 @ Houston County	22-0
03/25/25 vs Providence Christian	4-0
03/20/25 @ Carroll	18-1
03/18/25 @ Ariton	6-3
03/17/25 @ Abbeville	15-0
+ 8 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Long). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Houston County Lions a 22-0 shutout on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Rebels sure are getting used to it with their 13th in a row.

Kaylie Joseph and Anna Claire Free made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Joseph struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Free tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts Joseph has posted since back in February. At bat, Joseph scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Free scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Carlie Davis and Kaylie Foster did most of the damage at the plate: Davis scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Foster went 1-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave Davis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Robertson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.

Long hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five strikeouts batters in five consecutive games.

Long pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Houston County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Long will host Ariton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Houston County, they will welcome Cottonwood at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lions are facing the Bears at the right time seeing as the Bears are stuck on a three-game losing streak.