Softball Recap: Paradise Honors Panthers vs. Greenway Demons
Paradise Honors waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Greenway Demons. For Paradise Honors, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 loss Greenway walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Olivia Jimenez Facio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Makayla George and Pressley Fought did most of the damage at the plate: George scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Fought scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. George has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Ashlyn Elliott was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On Greenway's side, Jenna Musselwhite was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Morris, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Greenway was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paradise Honors only hit a.
Paradise Honors pushed their record up to 18-8 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.9 runs per game. As for Greenway, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.
Paradise Honors will have a chance to go back-to-back against Greenway: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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