Softball Recap: West Johnston Turns Things Around After Road Loss

By Team Reports Mar 19, 2025, 10:19am

Softball Recap: West Johnston Wildcats vs. Southern Wayne Saints

There's no place like home for West Johnston, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They never let the Southern Wayne Saints get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Saints: they've now won seven in a row.

The team relied heavily on Savannah Hall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Karsyn Clifton, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Wildcats

On Base Percentage

03/14/25 vs Southern Wayne72.7%
03/11/25 @ Fike54.1%
03/06/25 vs Midway31%
02/27/25 vs Southern Nash28.6%
03/13/25 @ Eastern Alamance25%

West Johnston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-5. As for Southern Wayne, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

West Johnston has already played their next contest, a 6-2 win against East Wake on the 18th. As for Southern Wayne, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 24-3 loss against Hunt on the 18th.

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