Softball Recap: George Washington Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Patriots

Previous Games

05/28/26 vs PikeView	2-0
05/20/26 vs Sissonville	11-3
05/19/26 vs Sherman	9-1
05/13/26 vs Parkersburg South	4-2
05/12/26 vs Woodrow Wilson	16-1
+ 3 more games

George Washington came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the PikeView Panthers 2-0.

The result came thanks to Kynzi Bellamy's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks.

At the plate, George Washington's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Armstrong, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base. Armstrong has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.

George Washington's victory bumped their record up to 26-5. As for PikeView, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-7.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. George Washington will square off against Parkersburg South at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. George Washington's pitchers better be ready for this one: Parkersburg South has averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season. As for PikeView, they will take on Herbert Hoover at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Huskies have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season.