Softball Recap: Five Straight Home Wins for Kenston Forest

Kavaliers

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 @ Amelia Academy	20
03/15/25 vs Westover Christian Academy	20
04/29/25 @ Tidewater Academy	19
03/22/25 vs Christchurch School	18
03/18/25 @ Southampton Academy	17

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kenston Forest had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Southampton Academy Raiders as they made off with a 14-2 win. The Kavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Aubrey Mayton (2026) made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Mayton (2026) was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Palyn Marker (2027) was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kelsey Marshall, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.

Kenston Forest pushed their record up to 18-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Southampton Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9-1.

As of now, neither Kenston Forest nor the Raiders have any future games scheduled.