Softball Recap: Rising Sun's Victory on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to 13

Shiners

Previous Games

05/17/25 @ New Washington	18-2
05/17/25 @ Southwestern	15-0
05/16/25 @ Lawrenceburg	8-2
05/12/25 vs Oldenburg Academy	15-1
05/10/25 @ North Decatur	13-1
+ 8 more games

Rising Sun entered their tilt with New Washington on Saturday with 12 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 13. They blew past the Mustangs 18-2. That's more bragging rights for the Shiners, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

J'Lynn Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

In other batting news, Tamryn Miller was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Reese Merica, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.

Rising Sun kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in ten consecutive games.

Rising Sun pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for New Washington, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Looking ahead, Rising Sun will welcome South Ripley at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for New Washington, they will challenge Southwestern at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Rebels have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.67 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of.