Softball Recap: Benson Sets Scoring Season-High Against St. Augustine Catholic

Bobcats

Team Score (Highest)

03/26/25 vs St. Augustine Catholic	19
03/08/25 vs Salome	16
03/21/25 vs Dobson	15
03/21/25 vs Mogollon	14
03/08/25 vs Moon Valley	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Benson). Everything went their way against the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves on Wednesday as Benson made off with a 19-7 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won four in a row.

Mandy Watson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.

In other batting news, Benson got a massive performance out of Sadie Webb, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Webb has posted over her last six matchups. Kaylei Taylor was another key player, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and one double.

Benson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They are 4-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 6-9. As for St. Augustine Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Benson will face off against San Miguel at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Benson is facing San Miguel at the right time seeing as San Miguel is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for St. Augustine Catholic, they will take on Palo Verde at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.