Softball Recap: Shenandoah extends home winning streak to five

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 10:50pm

Softball Recap: Shenandoah Raiders vs. Centerville Bulldogs

Shenandoah won the last time they faced Centerville, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Shenandoah Raiders came out on top against the Centerville Bulldogs by a score of 6-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shenandoah.

Olivia Watson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 14 Ks.

On the hitting side, Kaelyn Castor was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Aleyna Sharritts was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

On Centerville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harmony Owens, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.

Even though they lost, Centerville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.

Shenandoah's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Centerville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.

Shenandoah will head out on the road to challenge Greenfield-Central at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Greenfield-Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Centerville, they will be playing at home against Monroe Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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