Softball Recap: St. Helens Takes Down Pendleton in a Playoff Battle

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Centennial	30
05/15/25 @ Seaside	16
04/08/25 @ Tillamook	14
05/30/25 vs Junction City	13
05/30/25 vs Junction City	13

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only St. Helens walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pendleton Buckaroos a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 16 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

The result came thanks to Eme Curaming's shutout, as she gave up just seven hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, St. Helens let Halli Heys and Maddy Lahey run wild. Heys went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Lahey went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Lahey has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Michaela Dueck, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs.

The win (which was St. Helens' fifth in a row) raised their record to 25-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Pendleton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 20-4 record.

As of now, neither St. Helens nor the Buckaroos have any future games scheduled.