Softball Recap: South Hills Snags Seventh Victory in Last Nine Games

Scorpions

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Polytechnic	18
04/09/25 @ Trimble Tech	16
04/10/25 vs Arlington Heights	15
03/17/25 vs Wyatt	15
03/11/25 vs Trimble Tech	15

South Hills hadn't done well against Arlington Heights recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Scorpions never let the Yellowjackets get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Scorpions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.

Kim Valenzuela made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, South Hills got a massive performance out of Moriah Dean, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave Dean a new career-high. Miley Gonzalez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

South Hills is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-16-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Arlington Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.

Coming up, South Hills will face off against Wyatt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Scorpions are facing the Chaparrals at the right time seeing as the Chaparrals are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Arlington Heights, they will host Trimble Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.5 runs per game on average), something the Yellowjackets will no doubt try to take advantage of.