Softball Recap: Five Straight Home Victories for West Central Valley

West Central Valley and Earlham pushed the score to 14-11 the last time they played Earlham, but on Thursday defenses reigned supreme. The Wildcats skirted past the Cardinals 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

06/19/25 vs Earlham	2-1
06/18/25 vs Nodaway Valley	10-2
06/17/25 vs Madrid	4-2
06/14/25 vs Harlan	5-0
06/09/25 vs Panorama	8-4

West Central Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Earlham, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Cardinals beat West Central Valley by a score of 8-6 later that day.