Softball Recap: Terre Haute North Vigo has no trouble against Southport

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 8:14am

Softball Recap: Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots vs. Southport Cardinals

Terre Haute North Vigo put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Southport Cardinals with a sharp 21-9 victory. The win was nothing new for Terre Haute North Vigo as they're now sitting on four straight.

Kenzie Zigler was a standout: she scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kara Salmon, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.

On Southport's side, Lorelei Bennett made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayli Phoenix, who went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.

Terre Haute North Vigo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Southport, they dropped their record down to 4-15 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Terre Haute North Vigo will square off against Riverton Parke at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Southport, they will head out on the road to take on Bloomington North at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Southport has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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