Softball Recap: West Plains Drops Highest Score of Season Against Perryton

Wolves

Team Score (Highest)

04/08/25 @ Perryton	28
03/10/25 vs Perryton	26
02/27/25 vs Vernon	13
04/04/25 vs Hereford	12
03/28/25 vs Borger	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Plains). They put the hurt on the Perryton Rangers with a sharp 28-2 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now won four in a row.

Jaylen Kaps and Lauren Egger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kaps tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Egger pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she posted four strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March. At the plate, Kaps scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Egger scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Teagan Beck, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three doubles. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Martinez, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base.

West Plains was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

West Plains' win bumped their record up to 11-12-1. As for Perryton, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. West Plains is set to take on their familiar foe Randall at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (the Wolves have won three straight at home, while the Raiders won seven straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Meanwhile, Perryton will face off against rival Pampa at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.