Softball Recap: Elk Rapids Sets Scoring Season-High Against Charlevoix

Elks

Margin (Wins)

05/22/25 @ Charlevoix	21
05/05/25 vs Harbor Springs	20
04/12/25 @ Tecumseh	18
05/05/25 vs Harbor Springs	16
04/28/25 vs Boyne City	16

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elk Rapids). They put the hurt on the Charlevoix Rayders with a sharp 29-8 win on Thursday. Considering the Elks have won 18 matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Elk Rapids let Haleigh Yocom and Brooke Fluty run wild. Yocom got on base in four of her six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases, while Fluty went 4-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most stolen bases Fluty has posted over her last 12 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley McCann, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.

Elk Rapids was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlevoix only posted a batting average of .350.

Elk Rapids has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Charlevoix, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.

Elk Rapids will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rayders: the pair will be back at it again later today.